Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, December 6, 1978 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 162.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.581 and latitude 44.592.

Magnitude	6.7
Alert	Severe
Depth	91.0 km
Coordinates	44.592, 146.581
UTC time	1978-12-06 14:02:01.000

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1978-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	162.6 km
Abashiri	194.8 km
Kitami	232.0 km
Kushiro	252.6 km
Otofuke	324.8 km
Obihiro	329.3 km
Asahikawa	348.7 km
Korsakov	373.3 km
Takikawa	391.3 km
Wakkanai	396.8 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	397.7 km
Bibai	403.8 km

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