Earthquake details

Sunday, January 1, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, January 1, 1984 at 09:03 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 72.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 136.894 and latitude 33.683.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	368.1 km
Coordinates	33.683, 136.894
UTC time	1984-01-01 09:03:38.850

Location	Ise
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1984-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	72.6 km
Ise	90.9 km
Matsusaka	105.0 km
Tahara	114.9 km
Tsu	122.0 km
Kosai	127.2 km
Nabari	128.0 km
Toyohashi	128.8 km
Taketoyo	129.9 km
Gamagōri	131.8 km
Sakurai	132.4 km
Nishio	132.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	63.0 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	98.0 km

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