Earthquake details

Saturday, April 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 17, 1982 at 18:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 305.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.858 and latitude 44.724.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.724, 148.858
UTC time	1982-04-17 18:35:51.830

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	305.5 km
Abashiri	373.3 km
Kitami	409.0 km
Kushiro	409.1 km
Otofuke	493.2 km
Obihiro	496.5 km
Korsakov	518.4 km
Asahikawa	528.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	535.5 km
Wakkanai	569.8 km
Takikawa	570.3 km
Bibai	581.3 km

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