A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of southwestern Japan.
The earthquake, at 20:51 UTC on Friday, was centered 159 kilometers (99 miles) west-southwest of Makurazaki, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It struck about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) deep, making it a shallow earthquake.
Moderate to strong shaking was felt throughout southern Japan.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5
Date-Time โข 13 Nov 2015 20:51:32 UTC
โข 14 Nov 2015 05:51:32 near epicenter
Location 31.058N 128.816E
Depth 10 km
Distances โข 144 km (89 mi) W of Makurazaki, Japan
โข 148 km (91 mi) WSW of Kaseda, Japan
โข 156 km (96 mi) WSW of Kushikino, Japan
โข 162 km (100 mi) WSW of Ijuin, Japan
โข 741 km (459 mi) SSE of Seoul, South Korea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 2.3 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 104; Dmin = 561.0 km; Rmss = 2.58 seconds; Gp = 25ยฐ