Earthquake details

Monday, June 3, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, June 3, 1968 at 14:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 336.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.584 and latitude 45.445.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	155.0 km
Coordinates	45.445, 148.584
UTC time	1968-06-03 14:16:19.620

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	336.2 km
Abashiri	376.1 km
Kitami	414.2 km
Kushiro	434.0 km
Korsakov	467.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	480.7 km
Otofuke	508.8 km
Obihiro	513.3 km
Asahikawa	526.8 km
Kholmsk	533.5 km
Wakkanai	539.7 km
Takikawa	570.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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