Earthquake details

Friday, March 24, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 24, 1978 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 362.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.791 and latitude 45.634.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	45.634, 148.791
UTC time	1978-03-24 20:18:17.800

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	362.4 km
Abashiri	399.5 km
Kitami	437.8 km
Kushiro	459.6 km
Korsakov	477.0 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	488.2 km
Otofuke	533.5 km
Obihiro	538.1 km
Kholmsk	541.2 km
Asahikawa	548.9 km
Wakkanai	555.5 km
Takikawa	592.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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