Earthquake details

Saturday, January 7, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, January 7, 1984 at 03:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hirara (Japan - JP), about 135.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 125.776 and latitude 25.943.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	120.6 km
Coordinates	25.943, 125.776
UTC time	1984-01-07 03:40:16.090

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-01-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hirara	135.5 km
Miyakojima	136.6 km
Itoman	190.5 km
Tomigusuku	192.5 km
Naha	192.6 km
Kanegusuku	197.0 km
Yaese	197.8 km
Urasoe	198.5 km
Nishihara	199.7 km
Nanjō	200.4 km
Ginowan	201.6 km
Yomitan	203.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	289.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	271.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	274.8 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	285.9 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	278.3 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	233.6 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	126.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	268.7 km

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