Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 17, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, April 17, 1985 at 00:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kuji (Japan - JP), about 60.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.474 and latitude 40.121.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 47.4 km
Coordinates 40.121, 142.474
UTC time 1985-04-17 00:27:37.680
Location Hachinohe
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-04-17

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Japan · 2026-05-31 10:58 UTC
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Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-25 08:14 UTC
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M 4.6
Kuji
Japan · 2026-05-22 16:53 UTC
29.7 km
M 4.3
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-05-11 02:27 UTC
114.8 km
M 4.5
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-22 17:46 UTC
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M 4.5
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-22 12:06 UTC
26.2 km
M 4.4
Kuji
Japan · 2026-04-21 16:18 UTC
21.4 km
M 4.4
Hachinohe
Japan · 2026-04-14 13:21 UTC
70.8 km

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