M5.3 earthquake near Chitose, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 22 km E of Chitose, Japan on 1 Jul 2017, 14:45 UTC at a depth of 37 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Chitose, about 22 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.