Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 18, 1984 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 303.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.181 and latitude 44.112.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.112, 149.181
UTC time	1984-12-18 17:32:43.930

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	303.1 km
Abashiri	392.9 km
Kushiro	407.9 km
Kitami	425.2 km
Otofuke	498.2 km
Obihiro	500.3 km
Asahikawa	547.5 km
Korsakov	573.9 km
Takikawa	587.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	593.6 km
Bibai	595.4 km
Iwamizawa	606.0 km

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