The 8.3 Mw  Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.

2003 Tokachi earthquake

Earthquake in Japan

The 2003 Hokkaidō earthquake, scientifically named the 2003 Tokachi-Oki earthquake , occurred off the coast of Hokkaidō, Japan on 26 September at 04:50 local time. At a focal depth of 27 km (17 mi), this great undersea earthquake measured 8.3 on the moment magnitude scale,…