Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, September 5, 1985 at 16:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 741.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.407 and latitude 28.020.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 500.1 km
Coordinates 28.020, 139.407
UTC time 1985-09-05 16:30:55.860
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-05

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