M4.5 earthquake 24 km N of Shibetsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 24 km N of Shibetsu, Japan on Wed, Jan 11, 1984, 3:48 PM JST (06:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 20 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1984-01-11 06:48:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.876° N, 145.113° E
- Region
- Japan
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.920 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 15578 days ago · 100 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.83 km ESE of Otrada, Russia · 15553 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002152. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.