Earthquake details

Sunday, June 16, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, June 16, 1996 at 12:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 316.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.526 and latitude 45.223.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	45.223, 148.526
UTC time	1996-06-16 12:59:35.990

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	316.2 km
Abashiri	362.7 km
Kitami	400.4 km
Kushiro	415.5 km
Korsakov	471.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	486.6 km
Otofuke	492.7 km
Obihiro	496.9 km
Asahikawa	515.1 km
Wakkanai	536.6 km
Kholmsk	539.0 km
Takikawa	558.3 km

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