Earthquake details

Monday, December 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 17, 1984 at 23:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 314.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.180 and latitude 44.424.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	29.4 km
Coordinates	44.424, 149.180
UTC time	1984-12-17 23:30:21.280

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1984-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	314.1 km
Abashiri	394.2 km
Kushiro	418.9 km
Kitami	428.3 km
Otofuke	506.8 km
Obihiro	509.4 km
Asahikawa	549.5 km
Korsakov	556.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	574.6 km
Takikawa	590.4 km
Bibai	599.9 km
Wakkanai	601.5 km

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