Earthquake details

Monday, December 2, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, December 2, 1985 at 01:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 42.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.506 and latitude 27.983.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	34.7 km
Coordinates	27.983, 129.506
UTC time	1985-12-02 01:03:33.050

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-12-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	42.8 km
Amami	43.9 km
Nago	214.0 km
Uruma	242.1 km
Gushikawa	242.9 km
Katsuren-haebaru	244.7 km
Yomitan	247.8 km
Okinawa	249.2 km
Ginowan	258.0 km
Nishihara	259.9 km
Urasoe	260.4 km
Kanegusuku	265.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

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M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

111.4 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

51.9 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

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M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

138.7 km

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