Earthquake details

Thursday, October 31, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Thursday, October 31, 1985 at 05:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 747.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.714 and latitude 28.230.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.230, 140.714
UTC time 1985-10-31 05:08:21.070
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-10-31

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