Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 27, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, March 27, 1985 at 12:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 142.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.666 and latitude 44.335.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	154.9 km
Coordinates	44.335, 146.666
UTC time	1985-03-27 12:48:12.350

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1985-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	142.7 km
Abashiri	194.5 km
Kitami	229.7 km
Kushiro	238.7 km
Otofuke	316.6 km
Obihiro	320.4 km
Asahikawa	349.8 km
Takikawa	391.2 km
Korsakov	396.9 km
Bibai	402.0 km
Wakkanai	411.5 km
Iwamizawa	414.1 km

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