M4.2 earthquake near Kumamoto, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Kumamoto, Japan on 15 Apr 2016, 04:50 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kumamoto, about 2 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.