Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 21, 1976 at 10:05 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 334.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.123 and latitude 44.915.

Magnitude	7.0
Alert	Extreme
Depth	41.0 km
Coordinates	44.915, 149.123
UTC time	1976-01-21 10:05:24.100

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1976-01-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	334.3 km
Abashiri	398.1 km
Kitami	434.3 km
Kushiro	437.5 km
Otofuke	520.5 km
Obihiro	524.0 km
Korsakov	528.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	543.9 km
Asahikawa	552.7 km
Wakkanai	587.1 km
Takikawa	595.0 km
Kholmsk	596.1 km

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