Earthquake details

Monday, May 1, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, May 1, 1978 at 06:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 300.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.197 and latitude 43.966.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.966, 149.197
UTC time	1978-05-01 06:54:05.300

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-05-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	300.4 km
Abashiri	394.6 km
Kushiro	404.8 km
Kitami	426.0 km
Otofuke	496.3 km
Obihiro	498.1 km
Asahikawa	548.6 km
Korsakov	583.6 km
Takikawa	587.8 km
Bibai	595.2 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	604.0 km
Iwamizawa	605.5 km

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