Earthquake details

Thursday, August 24, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, August 24, 1989 at 12:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 309.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.221 and latitude 44.220.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	37.9 km
Coordinates	44.220, 149.221
UTC time	1989-08-24 12:39:59.090

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	309.6 km
Abashiri	396.2 km
Kushiro	414.5 km
Kitami	429.2 km
Otofuke	504.1 km
Obihiro	506.3 km
Asahikawa	551.2 km
Korsakov	570.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	589.5 km
Takikawa	591.3 km
Bibai	599.9 km
Wakkanai	610.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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Japan · 2026-01-24 22:04 UTC

433.2 km

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