Earthquake details

Saturday, January 16, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 16, 1999 at 01:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 325.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 148.558 and latitude 45.318.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	143.2 km
Coordinates	45.318, 148.558
UTC time	1999-01-16 01:35:28.210

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-01-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	325.1 km
Abashiri	368.8 km
Kitami	406.7 km
Kushiro	423.8 km
Korsakov	470.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	484.5 km
Otofuke	500.0 km
Obihiro	504.3 km
Asahikawa	520.5 km
Kholmsk	537.1 km
Wakkanai	538.4 km
Takikawa	563.8 km

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