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Japan earthquakes in 1984

352 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Japan in 1984. The largest: M7.4 Izu Islands, Japan region, Mar 6, 1984.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1984 was located in Japan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1984

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

The largest

The 25 largest of 1984 in Japan.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 1984227.277 km ESE of Owase, Japan
February 1984265.461 km SSE of Toba, Japan
March 1984317.4Izu Islands, Japan region
April 1984216.9Izu Islands, Japan region
May 1984235.6101 km WNW of Naze, Japan
June 1984345.7Izu Islands, Japan region
July 1984165.929 km S of Naze, Japan
August 1984376.934 km SE of Nobeoka, Japan
September 1984546.8166 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
October 1984405.568 km ESE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan
November 1984215.6Bonin Islands, Japan region
December 1984275.7Volcano Islands, Japan region

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Japan nowWorldwide in 1984

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.