M5.1 earthquake 35 km E of ?arai, Japan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 35 km E of ?arai, Japan on Tue, Aug 6, 1985, 2:58 PM JST (05:58 UTC), 52 km (32 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
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-08-06 05:58:54 UTC
- Depth
- 51.7 km (32.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.378° N, 140.977° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.387 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 15016 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.148 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan · 15013 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.173 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan · 15008 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.25 km WNW of Ishige, Japan · 14992 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.36 km SSW of Ry?gasaki, Japan · 14969 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002hec (also filed as gcmtb080685c, gcmt19850806055854, iscgem517438). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:20 AM UTC.