Earthquake details

Thursday, February 28, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 28, 1985 at 20:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nago (Japan - JP), about 104.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.449 and latitude 27.462.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 60.0 km
Coordinates 27.462, 128.449
UTC time 1985-02-28 20:53:47.860
Location Naha
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1985-02-28

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