Earthquake details

Thursday, March 28, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, March 28, 1985 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuzawa (Japan - JP), about 24.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.677 and latitude 38.992.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	38.992, 140.677
UTC time	1985-03-28 07:13:22.300

Location	Yuzawa
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuzawa	24.7 km
Yokote	37.8 km
Kurihara	38.9 km
Ichinoseki	40.4 km
Shinjō	41.7 km
Mizusawa	42.5 km
Ōshū	45.5 km
Kitakami	49.9 km
Ōsaki	51.7 km
Tome	52.1 km
Daisen	52.5 km
Furukawa	52.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Morioka Japan · 2025-11-13 23:05 UTC	98.9 km
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M 4.3 Akita Japan · 2025-07-21 22:00 UTC	96.2 km

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