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Thursday, March 30, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 30, 1978 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 315.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.141 and latitude 44.511.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.0 km
Coordinates	44.511, 149.141
UTC time	1978-03-30 02:37:42.100

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-03-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	315.0 km
Abashiri	392.1 km
Kushiro	419.6 km
Kitami	426.6 km
Otofuke	506.6 km
Obihiro	509.4 km
Asahikawa	547.4 km
Korsakov	549.1 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	566.9 km
Takikawa	588.5 km
Wakkanai	596.4 km
Bibai	598.5 km

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