Earthquake details

Thursday, February 1, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 1, 1996 at 07:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 179.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.273 and latitude 44.853.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	170.0 km
Coordinates	44.853, 146.273
UTC time	1996-02-01 07:18:04.230

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-02-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	179.2 km
Abashiri	184.2 km
Kitami	222.8 km
Kushiro	258.6 km
Otofuke	321.9 km
Obihiro	327.1 km
Asahikawa	333.8 km
Korsakov	336.2 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	360.2 km
Wakkanai	366.4 km
Takikawa	377.3 km
Bibai	391.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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