December 14, 2004 Earthquake: Obiro, Haboro, Tomamae, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Obiro, Haboro, Tomamae, Hokkaido, Japan on December 14, 2004 at 05:56:10 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 14, 2004
- Time
- 05:56:10 UTC
- Place
- Obiro, Haboro, Tomamae, Hokkaido, Japan
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 44.119° N, 141.793° E
- Country
- Japan
The toll
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Two people injured at Obira and
one at Haboro. Some buildings, roads and water lines
damaged at Tomamae. Felt in northern and western
Hokkaido. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 5, 2018, Hokkaido, Japan
- August 1, 1940, W. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- January 15, 1993, Hokkadio, Kushiro, Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
- September 20, 1863, NW. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- November 4, 1947, W. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- February 9, 1834, W. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- June 13, 1792, W. Hokkaido Island, Japan
- September 1, 1905, Hokkaido, Japan
- January 19, 1969, Hokkaido, Japan
- March 5, 1956, NE. Hokkaido Island, Japan
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5822.