Earthquake details

Friday, October 28, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Friday, October 28, 1983 at 01:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shimo-tsuma (Japan - JP), about 6.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 139.897 and latitude 36.181.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 70.8 km
Coordinates 36.181, 139.897
UTC time 1983-10-28 01:50:32.420
Location Tsukuba
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-10-28

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.0
Tokyo
Japan · 2026-04-05 23:17 UTC
78.1 km
M 4.9
Kashiwa
Japan · 2026-04-01 01:06 UTC
15.3 km
M 4.9
Maebashi
Japan · 2026-03-15 05:06 UTC
57.0 km
M 4.1
Ōta
Japan · 2026-02-15 02:52 UTC
34.9 km
M 4.3
Ōta
Japan · 2026-02-09 12:27 UTC
39.9 km
M 4.2
Saitama
Japan · 2026-02-06 15:58 UTC
31.6 km
M 4.5
Sakura
Japan · 2026-02-05 00:19 UTC
82.4 km
M 4.1
Hasaki
Japan · 2026-02-03 18:36 UTC
113.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.