Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kitami (Japan - JP), about 35.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.469 and latitude 43.719.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	177.9 km
Coordinates	43.719, 143.469
UTC time	2013-08-13 00:09:44.980

Location	Kitami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2013-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kitami	35.1 km
Abashiri	72.5 km
Otofuke	83.9 km
Asahikawa	89.0 km
Obihiro	91.8 km
Kushiro	110.6 km
Takikawa	127.3 km
Bibai	137.2 km
Iwamizawa	149.7 km
Ebetsu	169.4 km
Kitahiroshima	174.8 km
Nemuro	175.6 km

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