M5.8 earthquake 72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Mon, Apr 29, 1985, 11:19 AM JST (02:19 UTC), 71 km (44 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
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-04-29 02:19:59 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.479° N, 142.043° 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 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1Hokkaido, Japan region · 15089 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.536 km SW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 15077 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.371 km NE of Mutsu, Japan · 15070 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002e91 (also filed as gcmtb042985a, gcmt19850429021959, iscgem528675). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.