Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 08:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abashiri (Japan - JP), about 225.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.290 and latitude 45.455.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	39.6 km
Coordinates	45.455, 146.290
UTC time	2011-03-29 08:28:34.640

Location	Asahikawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abashiri	225.8 km
Nemuro	244.0 km
Kitami	264.4 km
Korsakov	301.5 km
Kushiro	315.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	320.6 km
Wakkanai	360.6 km
Asahikawa	363.1 km
Otofuke	368.7 km
Kholmsk	371.3 km
Obihiro	374.7 km
Takikawa	407.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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