1985 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1985

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 18.0
   1985 Michoacan, Mexico Earthquake

   September 19, 1985 · 28 km deep

2. 28.0
   25 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

   March 3, 1985 · 33 km deep

3. 37.6
   7 km N of Pantla, Mexico

   September 21, 1985 · 31 km deep

4. 47.4
   75 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

   July 29, 1985 · 99 km deep

5. 57.4
   19 km S of Valparaíso, Chile

   March 4, 1985 · 33 km deep

6. 67.3
   62 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

   July 3, 1985 · 33 km deep

7. 77.2
   100 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

   May 10, 1985 · 27 km deep

8. 87.2
   59 km S of San Antonio, Chile

   April 9, 1985 · 38 km deep

9. 97.1
   112 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

   December 21, 1985 · 43 km deep

10. 107.1
    127 km SE of Manokwari, Indonesia

    November 17, 1985 · 10 km deep

11. 117.0
    148 km W of Sola, Vanuatu

    November 28, 1985 · 33 km deep

12. 127.0
    142 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    November 28, 1985 · 33 km deep

13. 137.0
    66 km W of Kashgar, China

    August 23, 1985 · 7 km deep

14. 147.0
    1 km ENE of Santo Cristo, Philippines

    April 23, 1985 · 188 km deep

15. 157.0
    142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia

    April 13, 1985 · 51 km deep

16. 166.9
    Northwest Territories, Canada

    December 23, 1985 · 6 km deep

17. 176.9
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    September 26, 1985 · 52 km deep

18. 186.9
    214 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia

    January 21, 1985 · 33 km deep

19. 196.8
    85 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    July 22, 1985 · 49 km deep

20. 206.7
    Northwest Territories, Canada

    October 5, 1985 · 10 km deep

21. 216.7
    21 km SE of Malango, Solomon Islands

    September 27, 1985 · 32 km deep

22. 226.7
    Tonga

    June 3, 1985 · 33 km deep

23. 236.7
    18 km S of Valparaíso, Chile

    March 19, 1985 · 42 km deep

24. 246.7
    35 km WNW of Hacienda La Calera, Chile

    March 17, 1985 · 33 km deep

25. 256.7
    112 km N of Rantepao, Indonesia

    March 2, 1985 · 44 km deep

26. 266.6
    139 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    December 16, 1985 · 37 km deep

27. 276.6
    85 km SE of Sand Point, Alaska

    October 9, 1985 · 30 km deep

28. 286.6
    Fiji region

    August 28, 1985 · 625 km deep

29. 296.6
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    June 6, 1985 · 10 km deep

30. 306.6
    125 km SSW of Tarauacá, Brazil

    May 1, 1985 · 600 km deep

31. 316.6
    19 km NW of Valparaíso, Chile

    March 4, 1985 · 33 km deep

32. 326.5
    124 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

    December 27, 1985 · 25 km deep

33. 336.5
    99 km WSW of Sola, Vanuatu

    December 21, 1985 · 33 km deep

34. 346.5
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    November 16, 1985 · 10 km deep

35. 356.5
    east of the North Island of New Zealand

    November 7, 1985 · 44 km deep

36. 366.5
    23 km WSW of Colonia Dora, Argentina

    October 31, 1985 · 596 km deep

37. 376.5
    19 km W of Ciranjang-hilir, Indonesia

    October 9, 1985 · 154 km deep

38. 386.5
    29 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    September 10, 1985 · 10 km deep

39. 396.5
    75 km ENE of Namie, Japan

    August 12, 1985 · 52 km deep

40. 406.5
    74 km NW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

    July 3, 1985 · 29 km deep

41. 416.5
    192 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    June 23, 1985 · 36 km deep

42. 426.5
    South Sandwich Islands region

    May 15, 1985 · 33 km deep

43. 436.5
    Bonin Islands, Japan region

    April 3, 1985 · 469 km deep

44. 446.5
    86 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile

    March 25, 1985 · 45 km deep

45. 456.5
    10 km SE of Muricay, Philippines

    March 18, 1985 · 33 km deep

46. 466.5
    18 km SE of Market Shop, Saint Kitts and Nevis

    March 16, 1985 · 13 km deep

47. 476.5
    259 km W of Bandon, Oregon

    March 13, 1985 · 10 km deep

48. 486.4
    101 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea

    October 29, 1985 · 10 km deep

49. 496.4
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    October 12, 1985 · 10 km deep

50. 506.4
    Bonin Islands, Japan region

    September 10, 1985 · 501 km deep

51. 516.4
    32 km SW of Puerto Santa, Peru

    August 21, 1985 · 57 km deep

52. 526.4
    9 km ENE of Malim, Philippines

    August 4, 1985 · 36 km deep

53. 536.4
    76 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

    August 2, 1985 · 120 km deep

54. 546.4
    South Sandwich Islands region

    July 28, 1985 · 33 km deep

55. 556.4
    west of Macquarie Island

    July 3, 1985 · 10 km deep

56. 566.4
    208 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    June 23, 1985 · 32 km deep

57. 576.4
    30 km SSE of Londres, Argentina

    June 10, 1985 · 151 km deep

58. 586.4
    120 km E of Madimba, Tanzania

    May 14, 1985 · 10 km deep

59. 596.4
    201 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

    May 2, 1985 · 43 km deep

60. 606.4
    southern East Pacific Rise

    April 7, 1985 · 10 km deep

61. 616.4
    9 km N of Takanosu, Japan

    March 28, 1985 · 166 km deep

62. 626.4
    50 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia

    March 22, 1985 · 70 km deep

63. 636.4
    5 km N of Hacienda La Calera, Chile

    March 3, 1985 · 33 km deep

64. 646.4
    101 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia

    March 1, 1985 · 17 km deep

65. 656.3
    136 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu

    December 28, 1985 · 36 km deep

66. 666.3
    115 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

    December 21, 1985 · 33 km deep

67. 676.3
    23 km E of Nandaime, Nicaragua

    December 16, 1985 · 22 km deep

68. 686.3
    228 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines

    December 14, 1985 · 22 km deep

69. 696.3
    southeast of Easter Island

    November 12, 1985 · 10 km deep

70. 706.3
    21 km SE of Qarn?b?d, Iran

    October 29, 1985 · 53 km deep

71. 716.3
    133 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga

    October 12, 1985 · 155 km deep

72. 726.3
    104 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

    September 15, 1985 · 10 km deep

73. 736.3
    115 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia

    September 15, 1985 · 10 km deep

74. 746.3
    Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region

    August 11, 1985 · 50 km deep

75. 756.3
    west of Macquarie Island

    July 8, 1985 · 10 km deep

76. 766.3
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    July 6, 1985 · 50 km deep

77. 776.3
    105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    June 5, 1985 · 68 km deep

78. 786.3
    near the coast of Guatemala

    June 3, 1985 · 66 km deep

79. 796.3
    33 km S of Coquimbo, Chile

    May 19, 1985 · 39 km deep

80. 806.3
    Mid-Indian Ridge

    May 16, 1985 · 10 km deep

81. 816.3
    Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

    May 9, 1985 · 33 km deep

82. 826.3
    32 km E of Mulatupo, Panama

    April 20, 1985 · 38 km deep

83. 836.3
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    April 10, 1985 · 420 km deep

84. 846.3
    17 km S of Melipilla, Chile

    March 4, 1985 · 40 km deep

85. 856.3
    36 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile

    March 4, 1985 · 33 km deep

86. 866.3
    39 km SW of San Antonio, Chile

    March 4, 1985 · 33 km deep

87. 876.3
    89 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands

    February 23, 1985 · 85 km deep

88. 886.3
    217 km WSW of Te Anau, New Zealand

    January 31, 1985 · 10 km deep

89. 896.3
    73 km NE of La Serena, Chile

    January 18, 1985 · 83 km deep

90. 906.2
    115 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia

    December 28, 1985 · 33 km deep

91. 916.2
    South Indian Ocean

    December 24, 1985 · 10 km deep

92. 926.2
    32 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    November 22, 1985 · 50 km deep

93. 936.2
    Bonin Islands, Japan region

    November 8, 1985 · 42 km deep

94. 946.2
    South Sandwich Islands region

    November 6, 1985 · 132 km deep

95. 956.2
    166 km W of Nadi, Fiji

    November 2, 1985 · 10 km deep

96. 966.2
    74 km SSW of Unalaska, Alaska

    October 31, 1985 · 30 km deep

97. 976.2
    66 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu

    October 6, 1985 · 273 km deep

98. 986.2
    51 km WSW of Kashgar, China

    September 11, 1985 · 15 km deep

99. 996.2
    47 km NW of Carahue, Chile

    August 12, 1985 · 33 km deep

100. 1006.2
     108 km NNW of Sumenep, Indonesia

     August 8, 1985 · 592 km deep