Earthquake details

Thursday, July 19, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Thursday, July 19, 1984 at 23:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Naze (Japan - JP), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 129.525 and latitude 28.106.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	47.4 km
Coordinates	28.106, 129.525
UTC time	1984-07-19 23:25:12.880

Location	Amami
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-07-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Naze	29.3 km
Amami	30.3 km
Nago	225.2 km
Uruma	253.5 km
Gushikawa	254.4 km
Katsuren-haebaru	256.2 km
Yomitan	258.9 km
Okinawa	260.6 km
Ginowan	269.4 km
Nishihara	271.4 km
Urasoe	271.8 km
Kanegusuku	277.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1

Amami

Japan · 2026-07-23 09:22 UTC

69.8 km

M 4.5

Amami

Japan · 2026-06-16 23:18 UTC

102.9 km

M 4.6

Amami

Japan · 2026-03-20 21:19 UTC

40.7 km

M 4.3

Amami

Japan · 2026-01-25 21:55 UTC

101.2 km

M 5.3

Amami

Japan · 2025-10-07 21:38 UTC

125.3 km

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