Earthquake details

Saturday, January 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 5, 1991 at 09:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 315.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.201 and latitude 44.422.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.2 km
Coordinates	44.422, 149.201
UTC time	1991-01-05 09:18:24.650

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	315.6 km
Abashiri	395.9 km
Kushiro	420.4 km
Kitami	429.9 km
Otofuke	508.3 km
Obihiro	510.9 km
Asahikawa	551.1 km
Korsakov	558.0 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	576.1 km
Takikawa	592.0 km
Bibai	601.5 km
Wakkanai	603.2 km

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