Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 9, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 9, 1974 at 13:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 323.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.292 and latitude 45.490.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	139.0 km
Coordinates	45.490, 148.292
UTC time	1974-04-09 13:11:21.600

Location	Kitami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	323.8 km
Abashiri	357.5 km
Kitami	395.9 km
Kushiro	419.4 km
Korsakov	444.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	457.8 km
Otofuke	492.0 km
Obihiro	496.7 km
Asahikawa	506.9 km
Kholmsk	510.5 km
Wakkanai	516.8 km
Takikawa	550.6 km

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