Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 6, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 6, 1977 at 10:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 127.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.304 and latitude 45.167.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	45.167, 144.304
UTC time	1977-12-06 10:29:17.000

Location	Kitami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abashiri	127.6 km
Kitami	155.3 km
Korsakov	201.6 km
Wakkanai	207.7 km
Asahikawa	218.8 km
Nemuro	228.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	232.9 km
Kushiro	244.1 km
Otofuke	257.7 km
Takikawa	262.1 km
Obihiro	265.4 km
Kholmsk	272.1 km

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