Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 12, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, April 12, 1994 at 00:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 156.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.612 and latitude 44.515.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	123.4 km
Coordinates	44.515, 146.612
UTC time	1994-04-12 00:17:17.680

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	156.5 km
Abashiri	194.6 km
Kitami	231.3 km
Kushiro	248.5 km
Otofuke	322.5 km
Obihiro	326.8 km
Asahikawa	349.2 km
Korsakov	380.6 km
Takikawa	391.5 km
Wakkanai	401.4 km
Bibai	403.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	405.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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