Earthquake details

Monday, March 5, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, March 5, 1956 at 23:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 34.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.200 and latitude 44.323.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	44.323, 144.200
UTC time	1956-03-05 23:29:46.620

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1956-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abashiri	34.0 km
Kitami	62.9 km
Kushiro	150.7 km
Nemuro	156.7 km
Asahikawa	159.2 km
Otofuke	168.7 km
Obihiro	175.9 km
Takikawa	202.9 km
Bibai	218.4 km
Iwamizawa	232.6 km
Wakkanai	233.1 km
Ebetsu	252.4 km

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