Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 22, 1976 at 09:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 318.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.185 and latitude 44.517.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	55.0 km
Coordinates	44.517, 149.185
UTC time	1976-01-22 09:00:56.800

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	318.5 km
Abashiri	395.6 km
Kushiro	423.1 km
Kitami	430.1 km
Otofuke	510.1 km
Obihiro	512.9 km
Asahikawa	550.9 km
Korsakov	551.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	569.5 km
Takikawa	592.1 km
Wakkanai	599.7 km
Bibai	602.0 km

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