Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 8, 2003 at 13:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 87.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.720 and latitude 42.227.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 42.227, 144.720
UTC time 2003-10-08 13:32:09.520
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-08

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