Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 3, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 3, 1992 at 04:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.102 and latitude 44.157.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	44.157, 149.102
UTC time	1992-03-03 04:28:03.480

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	298.4 km
Abashiri	386.6 km
Kushiro	403.3 km
Kitami	419.2 km
Otofuke	493.2 km
Obihiro	495.4 km
Asahikawa	541.4 km
Korsakov	565.9 km
Takikawa	581.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	585.5 km
Bibai	589.7 km
Iwamizawa	600.4 km

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