Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 08:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 299.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.122 and latitude 44.130.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.5 km
Coordinates	44.130, 149.122
UTC time	2014-10-15 08:44:49.490

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2014-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	299.1 km
Abashiri	388.2 km
Kushiro	403.9 km
Kitami	420.6 km
Otofuke	494.1 km
Obihiro	496.2 km
Asahikawa	542.8 km
Korsakov	568.8 km
Takikawa	582.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	588.5 km
Bibai	590.9 km
Iwamizawa	601.6 km

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