Earthquake details

Friday, February 15, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, February 15, 1985 at 14:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Katsuren-haebaru (Japan - JP), about 82.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.630 and latitude 26.029.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.029, 128.630
UTC time	1985-02-15 14:41:24.740

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Katsuren-haebaru	82.8 km
Gushikawa	84.6 km
Uruma	86.1 km
Nanjō	87.2 km
Yaese	89.3 km
Okinawa	89.5 km
Ginowan	90.6 km
Nago	91.6 km
Nishihara	92.0 km
Kanegusuku	92.3 km
Urasoe	93.5 km
Tomigusuku	96.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	11.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	15.9 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	14.4 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	6.5 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	24.6 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	53.3 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	162.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	19.5 km

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