Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 9, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, January 9, 1985 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 314.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.235 and latitude 44.329.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.7 km
Coordinates	44.329, 149.235
UTC time	1985-01-09 15:56:11.060

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	314.5 km
Abashiri	397.8 km
Kushiro	419.4 km
Kitami	431.4 km
Otofuke	508.1 km
Obihiro	510.6 km
Asahikawa	553.0 km
Korsakov	565.3 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	583.9 km
Takikawa	593.5 km
Bibai	602.6 km
Wakkanai	608.3 km

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