Earthquake details

Thursday, February 16, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, February 16, 1984 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shima (Japan - JP), about 48.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 137.144 and latitude 33.985.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	344.5 km
Coordinates	33.985, 137.144
UTC time	1984-02-16 13:41:51.770

Location	Shima
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shima	48.2 km
Ise	68.9 km
Tahara	76.9 km
Matsusaka	86.5 km
Kosai	86.9 km
Toyohashi	89.7 km
Gamagōri	94.8 km
Toyokawa	95.5 km
Hamamatsu	96.3 km
Nishio	98.5 km
Taketoyo	98.5 km
Kōta	99.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Shima Japan · 2025-09-13 20:00 UTC	22.9 km
M 4.8 Hamamatsu Japan · 2025-08-17 23:33 UTC	59.6 km
M 4.8 Ise Japan · 2025-07-31 23:24 UTC	69.9 km

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