Earthquake details

Sunday, October 9, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, October 9, 1994 at 08:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 209.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.063 and latitude 43.861.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.8 km
Coordinates	43.861, 148.063
UTC time	1994-10-09 08:48:55.130

Location	Kushiro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1994-10-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	209.3 km
Abashiri	304.5 km
Kushiro	314.1 km
Kitami	335.1 km
Otofuke	404.8 km
Obihiro	406.8 km
Asahikawa	457.7 km
Takikawa	496.5 km
Bibai	503.6 km
Iwamizawa	513.9 km
Korsakov	516.4 km
Chitose	531.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Nemuro Japan · 2026-05-01 17:19 UTC	230.7 km
M 4.4 Kushiro Japan · 2026-03-17 21:13 UTC	346.0 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-11 04:30 UTC	255.3 km
M 4.0 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-24 22:04 UTC	334.1 km
M 4.8 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-18 09:46 UTC	284.9 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-01-15 17:58 UTC	234.4 km
M 5.5 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-14 22:13 UTC	242.2 km
M 4.2 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-11 00:48 UTC	359.6 km

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