M4.5 earthquake 129 km SSE of ?yama, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 129 km SSE of ?yama, Japan on Sat, Oct 26, 1985, 9:07 AM JST (00:07 UTC), 355 km (221 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-10-26 00:07:20 UTC
- Depth
- 355.3 km (220.8 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 33.494° N, 138.643° 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: 4 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 usp0002m4p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC.