Earthquake details

Thursday, December 28, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 09:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 307.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.071 and latitude 44.463.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.2 km
Coordinates	44.463, 149.071
UTC time	2023-12-28 09:37:26.968

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	307.8 km
Abashiri	386.0 km
Kushiro	412.5 km
Kitami	420.3 km
Otofuke	499.7 km
Obihiro	502.5 km
Asahikawa	541.3 km
Korsakov	546.7 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	564.9 km
Takikawa	582.3 km
Bibai	592.1 km
Wakkanai	592.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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