Earthquake details

Sunday, August 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, August 28, 1983 at 13:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 320.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.706 and latitude 45.130.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	45.130, 148.706
UTC time	1983-08-28 13:19:33.390

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	320.6 km
Abashiri	372.7 km
Kitami	410.0 km
Kushiro	421.4 km
Korsakov	488.9 km
Otofuke	500.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	503.8 km
Obihiro	504.4 km
Asahikawa	526.0 km
Wakkanai	551.6 km
Kholmsk	556.2 km
Takikawa	568.9 km

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