Earthquake details

Saturday, November 15, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, November 15, 1997 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 64.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.019 and latitude 43.813.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	161.0 km
Coordinates	43.813, 145.019
UTC time	1997-11-15 07:05:16.640

Location	Kitami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1997-11-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abashiri	64.4 km
Nemuro	70.6 km
Kitami	90.6 km
Kushiro	106.9 km
Otofuke	173.2 km
Obihiro	177.5 km
Asahikawa	213.3 km
Takikawa	252.2 km
Bibai	260.6 km
Iwamizawa	271.8 km
Ebetsu	291.0 km
Chitose	294.2 km

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