Earthquake details

Thursday, December 28, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 09:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 311.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.039 and latitude 44.596.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	31.0 km
Coordinates	44.596, 149.039
UTC time	2023-12-28 09:15:16.131

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2023-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	311.6 km
Abashiri	385.2 km
Kushiro	415.9 km
Kitami	420.1 km
Otofuke	501.8 km
Obihiro	504.8 km
Korsakov	537.6 km
Asahikawa	540.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	555.1 km
Takikawa	581.9 km
Wakkanai	586.5 km
Bibai	592.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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