Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 6, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan region on Tuesday, March 6, 1984 at 02:17 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Omaezaki (Japan region - JA), about 584.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 138.935 and latitude 29.384.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	457.4 km
Coordinates	29.384, 138.935
UTC time	1984-03-06 02:17:21.260

Location	Izu Islands
Country	Japan region (JA)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1984-03-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Omaezaki	584.4 km
Shima	585.6 km
Tanabe	590.6 km
Kikugawa	597.1 km
Iwata	600.5 km
Maruobara	600.8 km
Sumiyoshi	600.8 km
Hamamatsu	602.5 km
Fukuroi	605.0 km
Kakegawa	605.4 km
Ise	605.6 km
Kosai	606.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-04-01 02:20 UTC	40.3 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-03-13 12:20 UTC	63.1 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-03-06 10:49 UTC	35.9 km
M 4.5 Bonin Islands Japan region · 2026-01-16 20:06 UTC	46.1 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2026-01-15 02:32 UTC	55.1 km
M 4.7 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-26 10:44 UTC	45.1 km
M 4.1 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-21 15:50 UTC	69.0 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands Japan region · 2025-12-21 09:36 UTC	78.5 km

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