Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 31, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at 22:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 185.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.212 and latitude 44.940.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	212.0 km
Coordinates	44.940, 146.212
UTC time	2002-12-31 22:29:45.150

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abashiri	185.1 km
Nemuro	187.0 km
Kitami	223.9 km
Kushiro	263.7 km
Otofuke	324.4 km
Korsakov	326.5 km
Obihiro	329.9 km
Asahikawa	332.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	350.2 km
Wakkanai	359.9 km
Takikawa	376.4 km
Bibai	391.5 km

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