M6.5 earthquake 185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan on Fri, Oct 18, 1935, 11:53 PM JST (14:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1935-10-18 14:53:54 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.271° N, 143.960° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.37
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.7172 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33223 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 5.4197 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33223 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
Before
- 7.2192 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33224 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.9185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33229 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.8137 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33229 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
- 5.7130 km NE of Miyako, Japan · 33229 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
- 7.1136 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 33229 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.9185 km SE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 33253 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem904596. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.