Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, October 14, 2003 at 12:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kushiro (Japan - JP), about 152.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.165 and latitude 41.616.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.616, 144.165
UTC time	2003-10-14 12:39:22.030

Location	Kushiro
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kushiro	152.3 km
Obihiro	165.1 km
Otofuke	172.5 km
Nemuro	222.6 km
Tomakomai	240.1 km
Kitami	244.5 km
Chitose	246.7 km
Mutsu	248.6 km
Misawa	254.6 km
Hachinohe	255.9 km
Eniwa	256.4 km
Kuji	256.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Nemuro Japan · 2026-05-01 17:19 UTC	181.7 km
M 4.4 Kushiro Japan · 2026-03-17 21:13 UTC	76.0 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-02-11 04:30 UTC	183.1 km
M 4.0 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-24 22:04 UTC	174.7 km
M 4.8 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-18 09:46 UTC	125.8 km
M 4.2 Nemuro Japan · 2026-01-15 17:58 UTC	186.7 km
M 5.5 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-14 22:13 UTC	165.9 km
M 4.2 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-11 00:48 UTC	72.7 km

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