Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Miyazaki, Japan

Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 5.6 quake in Japan near Miyazaki, only 8 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday, January 15th, 2025, at 2:12 am local time at a shallow depth of 18.9 km. 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 the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Miyazaki (pop. 311,200) located 52 km from the epicenter, Nichinan (pop. 44,200) 55 km away, Takanabe (pop. 22,500) 59 km away, Tsuma (pop. 34,300) 63 km away, Kushima (pop. 22,100) 71 km away, and Miyakonojō (pop. 131,000) 81 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kobayashi (pop. 39,700) located 93 km from the epicenter, and Nobeoka (pop. 121,900) 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 15, 2025 02:12 am (GMT +9) local time (14 Jan 2025 17:12 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.6
Depth: 18.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.75°N / 131.93°E (Miyazaki, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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