Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 10:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 317.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.129 and latitude 44.578.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.0 km
Coordinates	44.578, 149.129
UTC time	2009-10-13 10:15:13.400

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	317.2 km
Abashiri	392.0 km
Kushiro	421.7 km
Kitami	426.8 km
Otofuke	508.0 km
Obihiro	510.9 km
Korsakov	544.8 km
Asahikawa	547.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	562.3 km
Takikawa	588.7 km
Wakkanai	593.9 km
Bibai	598.9 km

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