Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 9, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, October 9, 1985 at 08:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 749.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.947 and latitude 28.279.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.279, 140.947
UTC time 1985-10-09 08:04:10.190
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-09

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