Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at 20:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 148.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.619 and latitude 44.430.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	149.8 km
Coordinates	44.430, 146.619
UTC time	2002-05-21 20:04:16.160

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	148.9 km
Abashiri	192.8 km
Kitami	228.9 km
Kushiro	242.6 km
Otofuke	318.3 km
Obihiro	322.4 km
Asahikawa	347.9 km
Korsakov	387.2 km
Takikawa	389.8 km
Bibai	401.2 km
Wakkanai	404.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	412.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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