Earthquake details

Saturday, August 6, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 6, 1983 at 22:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 319.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.221 and latitude 44.474.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.474, 149.221
UTC time	1983-08-06 22:06:04.150

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	319.2 km
Abashiri	398.0 km
Kushiro	424.0 km
Kitami	432.2 km
Otofuke	511.5 km
Obihiro	514.2 km
Asahikawa	553.3 km
Korsakov	556.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	574.4 km
Takikawa	594.3 km
Wakkanai	603.5 km
Bibai	604.0 km

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