Japan earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Thu, Oct 10, 1985, 10:23 PM JST (13:23 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1985-10-10 13:23:52 UTC
Depth
72.2 km (44.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
41.516° N, 142.031° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.863 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 14938 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 4.973 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan · 14927 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.640 km SSE of Tomakomai, Japan · 14925 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.7Hokkaido, Japan region · 14924 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.29 km NW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14908 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.259 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14902 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.782 km S of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14966 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.539 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14970 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.670 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14974 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002knt. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.