Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 16, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday, October 16, 1985 at 07:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yotsukaidō (Japan - JP), about 9.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.230 and latitude 35.583.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 56.0 km
Coordinates 35.583, 140.230
UTC time 1985-10-16 07:39:38.450
Location Chiba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-16

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