Earthquake details

Sunday, December 8, 2013 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 17:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 314.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.167 and latitude 44.444.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	28.0 km
Coordinates	44.444, 149.167
UTC time	2013-12-08 17:24:54.200

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2013-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	314.0 km
Abashiri	393.4 km
Kushiro	418.7 km
Kitami	427.5 km
Otofuke	506.4 km
Obihiro	509.0 km
Asahikawa	548.7 km
Korsakov	554.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	572.5 km
Takikawa	589.6 km
Bibai	599.2 km
Wakkanai	600.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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