Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 22, 1976 at 06:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 322.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.194 and latitude 44.587.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	49.0 km
Coordinates	44.587, 149.194
UTC time	1976-01-22 06:12:44.700

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	322.3 km
Abashiri	397.2 km
Kushiro	426.8 km
Kitami	432.1 km
Otofuke	513.2 km
Obihiro	516.1 km
Korsakov	549.0 km
Asahikawa	552.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	566.2 km
Takikawa	593.9 km
Wakkanai	598.8 km
Bibai	604.2 km

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