Significant magnitude 5.6 earthquake 23 km northwest of Nanao, Japan
5.6 quake 6 Jan 5:26 am (GMT +9)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred only 9 minutes ago 23 km northwest of Nanao, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 11.7 km beneath the epicenter near Nanao, Ishikawa, Japan, early morning on Saturday, January 6th, 2024, at 5:26 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.3, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Nanao (pop. 45,300) located 23 km from the epicenter.
In Himimachi (pop. 54,500) located 43 km from the epicenter, Takaoka (pop. 170,100) 55 km away, Tsubata (pop. 38,600) 62 km away, Kanazawa (pop. 458,900) 72 km away, Nonoichi (pop. 48,400) 79 km away, and Matsutō (pop. 68,200) 82 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Komatsu (pop. 109,000) located 97 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 6, 2024 05:26 am (GMT +9) local time (5 Jan 2024 20:26 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 11.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.22°N / 136.83°E (Hakui Gun, Ishikawa, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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