Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 18, 1984 at 10:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 300.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.094 and latitude 44.249.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.249, 149.094
UTC time	1984-12-18 10:32:14.800

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	300.9 km
Abashiri	386.2 km
Kushiro	405.9 km
Kitami	419.3 km
Otofuke	495.0 km
Obihiro	497.4 km
Asahikawa	541.2 km
Korsakov	560.0 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	579.3 km
Takikawa	581.5 km
Bibai	590.3 km
Wakkanai	599.6 km

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