Earthquake details

Monday, December 17, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 17, 1984 at 23:56 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 308.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.197 and latitude 44.240.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.240, 149.197
UTC time	1984-12-17 23:56:57.560

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1984-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	308.4 km
Abashiri	394.4 km
Kushiro	413.3 km
Kitami	427.4 km
Otofuke	502.7 km
Obihiro	505.1 km
Asahikawa	549.4 km
Korsakov	567.6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	586.7 km
Takikawa	589.6 km
Bibai	598.3 km
Wakkanai	607.8 km

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