Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 27, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 27, 1984 at 13:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 298.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.203 and latitude 43.848.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.4 km
Coordinates	43.848, 149.203
UTC time	1984-03-27 13:26:53.940

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	298.3 km
Abashiri	395.9 km
Kushiro	402.3 km
Kitami	426.6 km
Otofuke	494.5 km
Obihiro	496.1 km
Asahikawa	549.2 km
Takikawa	588.0 km
Korsakov	591.2 km
Bibai	594.9 km
Iwamizawa	604.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	612.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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