Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 27, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 27, 1983 at 00:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 295.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.082 and latitude 44.107.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.107, 149.082
UTC time	1983-12-27 00:07:51.080

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-12-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	295.3 km
Abashiri	385.0 km
Kushiro	400.1 km
Kitami	417.3 km
Otofuke	490.4 km
Obihiro	492.5 km
Asahikawa	539.6 km
Korsakov	567.4 km
Takikawa	579.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	587.4 km
Bibai	587.5 km
Iwamizawa	598.1 km

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