Earthquake details

Sunday, May 31, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, May 31, 1964 at 00:40 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 119.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.025 and latitude 43.523.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	49.9 km
Coordinates	43.523, 147.025
UTC time	1964-05-31 00:40:38.590

Location	Nemuro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1964-05-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	119.3 km
Kushiro	223.4 km
Abashiri	228.3 km
Kitami	254.3 km
Otofuke	315.6 km
Obihiro	317.1 km
Asahikawa	376.3 km
Takikawa	413.0 km
Bibai	418.2 km
Iwamizawa	427.6 km
Chitose	443.1 km
Ebetsu	445.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Nemuro Japan · 2026-05-01 17:19 UTC	139.4 km
M 4.4 Nemuro Japan · 2026-03-20 06:21 UTC	31.7 km
M 4.3 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-28 11:01 UTC	79.8 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-23 22:54 UTC	31.6 km
M 4.3 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-22 16:37 UTC	100.8 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-11 04:30 UTC	164.6 km
M 4.6 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-08 16:50 UTC	23.2 km
M 5.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-01-27 02:47 UTC	80.9 km

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