Earthquake details

Friday, October 31, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 31, 2003 at 14:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsuruoka (Japan - JP), about 13.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.829 and latitude 38.602.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	153.2 km
Coordinates	38.602, 139.829
UTC time	2003-10-31 14:15:09.650

Location	Tsuruoka
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tsuruoka	13.3 km
Sakata	35.1 km
Shinjō	44.6 km
Sagae	46.3 km
Murakami	50.9 km
Higashine	53.0 km
Tendō	54.6 km
Nagai	58.3 km
Yamagata	62.3 km
Kaminoyama	63.2 km
Nanyō	67.0 km
Yonezawa	81.0 km

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