M4.2 earthquake near Ōuda-yamaguchi, Nara

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km S of Haibara-akanedai, Japan on 25 Mar 2016, 10:20 UTC at a depth of 376 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Ōuda-yamaguchi, about 2 km away in Nara, Japan.