Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 19, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Tuesday, November 19, 1985 at 14:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 68.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.875 and latitude 28.666.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	134.7 km
Coordinates	28.666, 128.875
UTC time	1985-11-19 14:03:34.670

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	68.2 km
Amami	68.5 km
Nago	244.6 km
Uruma	273.9 km
Gushikawa	275.4 km
Yomitan	275.6 km
Katsuren-haebaru	277.9 km
Okinawa	280.2 km
Ginowan	289.3 km
Urasoe	290.8 km
Nishihara	290.9 km
Kanegusuku	297.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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M 4.5

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Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

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M 4.6

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M 4.3

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M 5.3

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78.3 km

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