M5.3 earthquake 50 km ESE of Hirara, Japan
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 50 km ESE of Hirara, Japan on Sat, Dec 21, 1985, 7:10 PM JST (10:10 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-21 10:10:43 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.596° N, 125.745° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt (I JMA) on Miyako-jima.
From the USGS event page for usp0002p5c. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 2.3 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2110 km SE of Hirara, Japan · 14886 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.851 km SSE of Hirara, Japan · 14870 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.543 km NW of Hirara, Japan · 14870 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.749 km NW of Hirara, Japan · 14870 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.937 km NW of Hirara, Japan · 14867 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 4.476 km S of Hirara, Japan · 14920 days ago · 49 km deep · 77 km away
- 5.066 km S of Hirara, Japan · 14921 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
- 5.0southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan · 14921 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 5.774 km S of Hirara, Japan · 14921 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.578 km S of Hirara, Japan · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 5.277 km S of Hirara, Japan · 14921 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.539 km WSW of Hirara, Japan · 14925 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002p5c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.