Earthquake details

Thursday, July 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 5, 1979 at 06:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.605 and latitude 43.911.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	70.0 km
Coordinates	43.911, 146.605
UTC time	1979-07-05 06:11:29.200

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	105.7 km
Abashiri	187.5 km
Kushiro	208.2 km
Kitami	218.2 km
Otofuke	293.5 km
Obihiro	296.4 km
Asahikawa	340.8 km
Takikawa	380.0 km
Bibai	388.0 km
Iwamizawa	398.7 km
Ebetsu	417.7 km
Chitose	418.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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