M5.5 earthquake 70 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan on Mon, Jan 14, 1985, 5:51 AM GMT+8 (21:51 UTC), 43 km (27 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
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-13 21:51:22 UTC
- Depth
- 43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.107° N, 122.433° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.448 km E of Yilan, Taiwan · 15226 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.859 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15225 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.945 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15225 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.232 km E of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15224 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.810 km SSE of Hualien City, Taiwan · 15223 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.179 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15215 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.847 km WSW of Yonakuni, Japan · 15209 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.156 km ESE of Jiufen, Taiwan · 15177 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002b0f (also filed as gcmtb011385a, gcmt19850113215121, iscgem534434). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.