M5.0 earthquake 112 km S of Yudomari, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 112 km S of Yudomari, Japan on Fri, Jul 5, 1985, 8:37 AM JST (23:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-07-04 23:37:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.223° N, 130.483° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0002gen. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.