Earthquake details

Monday, October 7, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, October 7, 1985 at 03:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tendō (Japan - JP), about 5.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.331 and latitude 38.392.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 119.5 km
Coordinates 38.392, 140.331
UTC time 1985-10-07 03:05:22.110
Location Yamagata
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-07

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