Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, November 16, 1977 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Muroran (Japan - JP), about 30.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.739 and latitude 42.121.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	135.0 km
Coordinates	42.121, 140.739
UTC time	1977-11-16 21:11:47.800

Location	Hakodate
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Muroran	30.0 km
Kamiiso	34.4 km
Hokuto	35.0 km
Hakodate	38.4 km
Date	40.1 km
Noboribetsu	51.7 km
Tomakomai	91.4 km
Mutsu	100.7 km
Chitose	108.0 km
Eniwa	110.1 km
Sapporo	116.6 km
Kitahiroshima	116.9 km

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