Earthquake details

Monday, February 11, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, February 11, 1985 at 17:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nemuro (Japan - JP), about 296.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 149.135 and latitude 43.996.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	42.0 km
Coordinates	43.996, 149.135
UTC time	1985-02-11 17:31:59.190

Location	Abashiri
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nemuro	296.3 km
Abashiri	389.5 km
Kushiro	400.9 km
Kitami	421.1 km
Otofuke	492.0 km
Obihiro	493.9 km
Asahikawa	543.6 km
Korsakov	577.6 km
Takikawa	582.9 km
Bibai	590.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	598.0 km
Iwamizawa	600.9 km

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