M4.9 earthquake 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 73 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Thu, Nov 14, 1985, 4:01 PM JST (07:01 UTC), 73 km (45 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-11-14 07:01:38 UTC
- Depth
- 72.6 km (45.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 41.437° N, 142.079° 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 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.640 km SSE of Tomakomai, Japan · 14921 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7Hokkaido, Japan region · 14920 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.259 km SSE of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14899 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.641 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawach?, Japan · 14867 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002ms0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.