Earthquake details

Thursday, January 22, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, January 22, 1976 at 16:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 317.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.219 and latitude 44.444.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	52.0 km
Coordinates	44.444, 149.219
UTC time	1976-01-22 16:21:15.100

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-01-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	317.8 km
Abashiri	397.5 km
Kushiro	422.6 km
Kitami	431.6 km
Otofuke	510.4 km
Obihiro	513.0 km
Asahikawa	552.8 km
Korsakov	558.1 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	576.0 km
Takikawa	593.7 km
Bibai	603.3 km
Wakkanai	604.1 km

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