M5.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Ichihara, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Ichihara, Japan on Mon, Jan 7, 1985, 7:08 AM JST (22:08 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-06 22:08:43 UTC
- Depth
- 78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.480° N, 140.043° 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 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.412 km E of Mobara, Japan · 15234 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.537 km SSE of Hasaki, Japan · 15233 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.2near the east coast of Honshu, Japan · 15231 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.30 km N of Fujisawa, Japan · 15208 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.22 km ENE of K?nosu, Japan · 15195 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002atc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.