Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 18, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 18, 1984 at 17:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 303.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.126 and latitude 44.239.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.239, 149.126
UTC time	1984-12-18 17:52:43.550

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	303.0 km
Abashiri	388.7 km
Kushiro	407.9 km
Kitami	421.8 km
Otofuke	497.2 km
Obihiro	499.6 km
Asahikawa	543.7 km
Korsakov	562.8 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	582.0 km
Takikawa	584.0 km
Bibai	592.7 km
Wakkanai	602.4 km

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