Earthquake details

Saturday, August 20, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, August 20, 1994 at 04:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 324.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.176 and latitude 44.656.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	24.4 km
Coordinates	44.656, 149.176
UTC time	1994-08-20 04:38:50.570

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1994-08-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	324.3 km
Abashiri	396.9 km
Kushiro	428.6 km
Kitami	432.0 km
Otofuke	514.3 km
Obihiro	517.3 km
Korsakov	544.3 km
Asahikawa	552.1 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	561.2 km
Takikawa	593.7 km
Wakkanai	595.9 km
Bibai	604.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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