According to seismologists, the shocks were recorded at 20:37 UTC.

Prelim M5.7 Earthquake Izu Islands, Japan region Jul-29 20:37 UTC, updates https://t.co/R2w4yH7h1r

- USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) July 29, 2019

The earthquake center lies at a depth of 52.9 km. The epicenter of aftershocks was located 75 km from the Japanese island of Hachijojima.

Data on the victims and the destruction has been reported.

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred off the coast of Japan.