Earthquake details

Friday, November 8, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Friday, November 8, 1985 at 09:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 768.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 140.850 and latitude 28.070.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 40.4 km
Coordinates 28.070, 140.850
UTC time 1985-11-08 09:14:32.920
Location Bonin Islands
Country Japan region (JA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-08

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