Earthquake details

Thursday, September 16, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, September 16, 1993 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 308.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.036 and latitude 44.533.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.533, 149.036
UTC time	1993-09-16 00:59:26.400

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	308.4 km
Abashiri	384.1 km
Kushiro	412.9 km
Kitami	418.7 km
Otofuke	499.4 km
Obihiro	502.3 km
Asahikawa	539.4 km
Korsakov	540.6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	558.5 km
Takikawa	580.6 km
Wakkanai	587.7 km
Bibai	590.7 km

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