Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Wednesday, October 16, 1985 at 07:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 747.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.619 and latitude 28.206.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.206, 140.619
UTC time 1985-10-16 07:06:42.840
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-16

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