Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 22, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 22, 1978 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.153 and latitude 44.025.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.025, 149.153
UTC time	1978-03-22 01:23:53.400

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	298.4 km
Abashiri	390.8 km
Kushiro	403.1 km
Kitami	422.6 km
Otofuke	494.1 km
Obihiro	496.0 km
Asahikawa	545.1 km
Korsakov	577.1 km
Takikawa	584.5 km
Bibai	592.2 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	597.3 km
Iwamizawa	602.7 km

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