Earthquake details

Saturday, February 23, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Saturday, February 23, 1985 at 08:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia - RU), about 225.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 145.652 and latitude 47.355.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	422.4 km
Coordinates	47.355, 145.652
UTC time	1985-02-23 08:24:07.890

Location	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	225.2 km
Korsakov	232.5 km
Kholmsk	274.6 km
Wakkanai	374.4 km
Abashiri	386.3 km
Kitami	418.5 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	436.9 km
Nemuro	448.8 km
Asahikawa	474.1 km
Kushiro	497.8 km
Takikawa	514.3 km
Otofuke	522.4 km

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