Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 3, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 3, 1992 at 04:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 298.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.138 and latitude 44.064.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.3 km
Coordinates	44.064, 149.138
UTC time	1992-03-03 04:42:55.130

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	389.5 km
Kushiro	403.1 km
Kitami	421.6 km
Otofuke	493.8 km
Obihiro	495.8 km
Asahikawa	543.9 km
Korsakov	573.8 km
Takikawa	583.5 km
Bibai	591.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	593.8 km
Iwamizawa	602.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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