The 2003 Tokachi-oki Earthquake of September 26

A severe earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan at 4:50 am on September 26, 2003. Epicenter of the earthquake was about 80km east-southeast of Erimo Cape, offshore of Tokachi. The depth of the epicenter was 42km, and its magnitude 8.0. This magnitude of the earthquake is 10 times as large as that of the Kobe Earthquake.

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