Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 22, 1996 at 14:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 320.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.542 and latitude 45.263.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	124.2 km
Coordinates	45.263, 148.542
UTC time	1996-02-22 14:59:08.980

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	320.1 km
Abashiri	365.5 km
Kitami	403.2 km
Kushiro	419.2 km
Korsakov	471.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	485.9 km
Otofuke	495.9 km
Obihiro	500.2 km
Asahikawa	517.5 km
Wakkanai	537.5 km
Kholmsk	538.4 km
Takikawa	560.8 km

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