Earthquake details

Saturday, April 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, April 6, 1996 at 22:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 305.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.184 and latitude 44.170.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.170, 149.184
UTC time	1996-04-06 22:04:41.550

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	305.1 km
Abashiri	393.2 km
Kushiro	410.0 km
Kitami	425.8 km
Otofuke	499.9 km
Obihiro	502.1 km
Asahikawa	548.0 km
Korsakov	570.7 km
Takikawa	588.0 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	590.1 km
Bibai	596.3 km
Iwamizawa	607.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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