M5.1 earthquake near Uto, Kumamoto

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 4 km N of Uto, Japan on 16 Apr 2016, 07:02 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Uto, about 4 km away in Kumamoto, Japan.