M6.7 earthquake near Kushiro, Hokkaido

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 39 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan on 8 Oct 2003, 09:06 UTC at a depth of 32 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Kushiro, about 40 km away in Hokkaido, Japan.