Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 26, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, June 26, 1979 at 12:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 308.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.004 and latitude 44.585.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.585, 149.004
UTC time	1979-06-26 12:01:40.700

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-06-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	308.6 km
Abashiri	382.3 km
Kushiro	412.9 km
Kitami	417.2 km
Otofuke	498.8 km
Obihiro	501.8 km
Korsakov	535.7 km
Asahikawa	537.6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	553.3 km
Takikawa	579.0 km
Wakkanai	584.1 km
Bibai	589.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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