Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 19, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 19, 2003 at 05:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Asahikawa (Japan - JP), about 61.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.799 and latitude 44.149.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	214.4 km
Coordinates	44.149, 141.799
UTC time	2003-02-19 05:01:40.270

Location	Asahikawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-02-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Asahikawa	61.9 km
Takikawa	66.9 km
Bibai	91.9 km
Iwamizawa	105.7 km
Ishikari	107.4 km
Ebetsu	117.6 km
Otaru	124.6 km
Sapporo	125.8 km
Kitahiroshima	131.9 km
Wakkanai	140.7 km
Eniwa	140.9 km
Chitose	148.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Asahikawa Japan · 2026-01-16 15:39 UTC	57.0 km
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M 4.1 Asahikawa Japan · 2025-10-04 02:23 UTC	43.3 km

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