Earthquake details

Saturday, October 5, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Saturday, October 5, 1985 at 15:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 789.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.944 and latitude 27.902.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 27.902, 140.944
UTC time 1985-10-05 15:00:55.750
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-05

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