Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 10, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 10, 1970 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 308.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.919 and latitude 44.701.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	54.2 km
Coordinates	44.701, 148.919
UTC time	1970-03-10 04:58:29.450

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1970-03-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	308.5 km
Abashiri	377.6 km
Kushiro	412.3 km
Kitami	413.1 km
Otofuke	496.8 km
Obihiro	500.0 km
Korsakov	523.8 km
Asahikawa	532.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	541.0 km
Takikawa	574.5 km
Wakkanai	575.0 km
Bibai	585.4 km

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