Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 4, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, July 4, 1979 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 114.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.704 and latitude 43.953.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	78.0 km
Coordinates	43.953, 146.704
UTC time	1979-07-04 06:07:45.200

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-07-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	114.8 km
Abashiri	195.1 km
Kushiro	217.4 km
Kitami	226.3 km
Otofuke	302.6 km
Obihiro	305.4 km
Asahikawa	348.8 km
Takikawa	388.3 km
Bibai	396.5 km
Iwamizawa	407.4 km
Ebetsu	426.3 km
Chitose	427.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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