Earthquake details

Saturday, January 5, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 5, 1985 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kinokawa (Japan - JP), about 18.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 135.557 and latitude 34.160.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	74.1 km
Coordinates	34.160, 135.557
UTC time	1985-01-05 15:45:38.080

Location	Hashimoto
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kinokawa	18.2 km
Hashimoto	18.3 km
Iwade	24.3 km
Gojō	24.9 km
Kawachi-Nagano	31.4 km
Kainan	31.6 km
Ōkubo-naka	33.7 km
Sennan	33.8 km
Hannan	34.2 km
Izumisano	36.1 km
Wakayama	36.9 km
Kaizuka	37.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.7 Kinokawa Japan · 2026-05-02 09:28 UTC	8.8 km
M 4.2 Kobe Japan · 2026-03-25 11:31 UTC	75.8 km

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