M5.4 earthquake near Shizunai-furukawachō, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan on 27 Apr 2019, 17:24 UTC at a depth of 111 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Shizunai-furukawachō, about 40 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.