Earthquake details

Monday, October 9, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 9, 2023 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 161.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.168 and latitude 44.712.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	182.0 km
Coordinates	44.712, 146.168
UTC time	2023-10-09 05:09:42.141

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-10-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	161.7 km
Abashiri	169.5 km
Kitami	207.8 km
Kushiro	241.0 km
Otofuke	305.6 km
Obihiro	310.7 km
Asahikawa	320.8 km
Korsakov	339.6 km
Wakkanai	361.8 km
Takikawa	364.1 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	364.8 km
Bibai	377.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Kushiro Japan · 2026-01-24 22:04 UTC	241.4 km
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