Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, February 6, 1985 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 302.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.250 and latitude 43.865.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.3 km
Coordinates	43.865, 149.250
UTC time	1985-02-06 15:27:17.270

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	302.3 km
Abashiri	399.5 km
Kushiro	406.4 km
Kitami	430.3 km
Otofuke	498.5 km
Obihiro	500.2 km
Asahikawa	553.0 km
Takikawa	591.8 km
Korsakov	593.3 km
Bibai	598.7 km
Iwamizawa	608.8 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	614.0 km

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