Earthquake details

Sunday, January 5, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 5, 1930 at 18:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 315.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.136 and latitude 44.535.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	44.535, 149.136
UTC time	1930-01-05 18:52:19.570

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1930-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	315.7 km
Abashiri	392.0 km
Kushiro	420.3 km
Kitami	426.6 km
Otofuke	507.0 km
Obihiro	509.9 km
Asahikawa	547.3 km
Korsakov	547.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	565.2 km
Takikawa	588.5 km
Wakkanai	595.4 km
Bibai	598.6 km

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