Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 18, 1984 at 03:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 309.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.203 and latitude 44.254.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.254, 149.203
UTC time	1984-12-18 03:42:09.650

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	309.4 km
Abashiri	394.9 km
Kushiro	414.3 km
Kitami	428.0 km
Otofuke	503.6 km
Obihiro	505.9 km
Asahikawa	549.9 km
Korsakov	567.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	586.2 km
Takikawa	590.2 km
Bibai	599.0 km
Wakkanai	607.9 km

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