Earthquake details

Sunday, January 19, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 19, 1969 at 07:02 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wakkanai (Japan - JP), about 131.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.238 and latitude 44.985.

Magnitude	7.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	244.7 km
Coordinates	44.985, 143.238
UTC time	1969-01-19 07:02:09.930

Location	Asahikawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1969-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wakkanai	131.5 km
Abashiri	135.0 km
Kitami	141.4 km
Asahikawa	152.0 km
Korsakov	187.0 km
Takikawa	191.5 km
Bibai	215.2 km
Otofuke	221.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	222.6 km
Obihiro	230.2 km
Iwamizawa	231.2 km
Kushiro	241.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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