Earthquake details

Friday, July 2, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, July 2, 1976 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 305.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.128 and latitude 44.312.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.0 km
Coordinates	44.312, 149.128
UTC time	1976-07-02 12:36:26.300

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	305.8 km
Abashiri	389.2 km
Kushiro	410.7 km
Kitami	422.7 km
Otofuke	499.4 km
Obihiro	501.9 km
Asahikawa	544.4 km
Korsakov	558.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	577.7 km
Takikawa	584.9 km
Bibai	593.9 km
Wakkanai	600.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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