Earthquake details

Sunday, January 6, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, January 6, 1985 at 06:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Korsakov (Russia - RU), about 105.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.382 and latitude 45.782.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	313.8 km
Coordinates	45.782, 143.382
UTC time	1985-01-06 06:46:01.310

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Korsakov	105.7 km
Wakkanai	139.4 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	139.6 km
Kholmsk	174.0 km
Abashiri	208.1 km
Kitami	223.9 km
Asahikawa	237.9 km
Takikawa	274.3 km
Bibai	299.0 km
Otofuke	311.0 km
Iwamizawa	314.9 km
Obihiro	319.2 km

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