Earthquake details

Monday, July 18, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Monday, July 18, 1983 at 18:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 70.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.880 and latitude 33.699.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	379.0 km
Coordinates	33.699, 136.880
UTC time	1983-07-18 18:09:04.800

Location	Ise
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	70.7 km
Ise	88.9 km
Matsusaka	102.9 km
Tahara	113.6 km
Tsu	119.9 km
Nabari	125.8 km
Kosai	126.2 km
Toyohashi	127.6 km
Taketoyo	128.2 km
Sakurai	130.2 km
Gamagōri	130.4 km
Gojō	130.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	62.1 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	96.2 km

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