Earthquake details

Thursday, December 17, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 17, 1998 at 12:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hasaki (Japan - JP), about 47.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.288 and latitude 35.956.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.3 km
Coordinates	35.956, 141.288
UTC time	1998-12-17 12:49:38.210

Location	Hasaki
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hasaki	47.9 km
Kamisu	56.4 km
Kashima-shi	58.0 km
Asahi	63.4 km
Katori-shi	71.4 km
Sawara	71.5 km
Sōsa	71.5 km
Namegata	71.5 km
Yōkaichiba	72.4 km
Hokota	72.7 km
Katsuta	82.8 km
Hitachi-Naka	83.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.9 Kamisu Japan · 2026-05-01 13:00 UTC	31.5 km
M 4.9 Kashiwa Japan · 2026-04-01 01:06 UTC	127.1 km
M 4.2 Hitachi Japan · 2026-03-14 11:17 UTC	53.9 km
M 4.4 Kamisu Japan · 2026-03-14 05:59 UTC	42.2 km
M 4.4 Kamisu Japan · 2026-02-26 11:55 UTC	63.4 km
M 4.4 Isumi Japan · 2026-02-19 08:24 UTC	137.4 km
M 4.5 Sakura Japan · 2026-02-05 00:19 UTC	90.1 km
M 4.1 Hasaki Japan · 2026-02-03 18:36 UTC	28.3 km

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