Earthquake details

Sunday, July 27, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, July 27, 1958 at 03:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 370.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.498 and latitude 45.919.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	45.919, 148.498
UTC time	1958-07-27 03:22:00.650

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-07-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	370.2 km
Abashiri	394.3 km
Kitami	433.1 km
Korsakov	447.2 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	456.7 km
Kushiro	463.3 km
Kholmsk	509.8 km
Otofuke	532.1 km
Wakkanai	533.7 km
Obihiro	537.2 km
Asahikawa	539.7 km
Takikawa	583.8 km

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