Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 22, 1997 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 163.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.211 and latitude 44.719.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	153.8 km
Coordinates	44.719, 146.211
UTC time	1997-10-22 09:55:47.770

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	163.5 km
Abashiri	172.9 km
Kitami	211.2 km
Kushiro	243.8 km
Otofuke	308.8 km
Obihiro	313.9 km
Asahikawa	324.3 km
Korsakov	341.7 km
Wakkanai	364.9 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	366.7 km
Takikawa	367.5 km
Bibai	381.3 km

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