M5.3 earthquake near Nichinan, Miyazaki
3879 d ago · 3 Mar 2016, 07:11 UTC 17 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Nichinan, Japan on 3 Mar 2016, 07:11 UTC at a depth of 56 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 Nichinan, about 17 km away in Miyazaki, Japan.
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