Earthquake details

Friday, August 30, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, August 30, 2002 at 05:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 309.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.081 and latitude 44.479.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.3 km
Coordinates	44.479, 149.081
UTC time	2002-08-30 05:58:21.050

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	309.2 km
Abashiri	387.0 km
Kushiro	413.9 km
Kitami	421.3 km
Otofuke	501.0 km
Obihiro	503.8 km
Asahikawa	542.3 km
Korsakov	546.6 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	564.7 km
Takikawa	583.3 km
Wakkanai	592.5 km
Bibai	593.2 km

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