M4.8 earthquake 221 km NE of Saga, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 221 km NE of Saga, China on Sun, Dec 8, 1985, 9:35 PM GMT+8 (13:35 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 207 km NE of Saga, China. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-12-08 13:35:00 UTC
- Depth
- 37.4 km (23.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 30.922° N, 86.598° E
- Region
- China
- 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 1.8 and up: 3 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 usp0002np4 (also filed as iscgem507877). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC.