Earthquake details

Thursday, October 9, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, October 9, 2003 at 06:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Obihiro (Japan - JP), about 162.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.508 and latitude 41.471.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 41.471, 143.508
UTC time 2003-10-09 06:52:57.440
Location Kushiro
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-09

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