Earthquake details

Friday, May 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, May 8, 1981 at 06:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 177.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.195 and latitude 44.853.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	134.3 km
Coordinates	44.853, 146.195
UTC time	1981-05-08 06:44:46.670

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-05-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	177.3 km
Abashiri	178.9 km
Kitami	217.5 km
Kushiro	255.0 km
Otofuke	317.1 km
Obihiro	322.5 km
Asahikawa	328.0 km
Korsakov	331.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	355.6 km
Wakkanai	360.4 km
Takikawa	371.5 km
Bibai	386.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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