M4.4 earthquake 91 km WSW of Kurio, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 91 km WSW of Kurio, Japan on Wed, Feb 6, 1985, 2:04 AM JST (17:04 UTC), 171 km (106 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-02-05 17:04:34 UTC
- Depth
- 170.7 km (106.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.819° N, 129.635° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002bnd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.