- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- August 6, 1984 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Kyushu: Nobeoka
- Magnitude:
- 6.7 Ms
- Depth:
- 46 km
- Deaths:
- 20
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.9
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1984 CE
- Japan, Honshu: Central: Mt Ontake · Ms 6.1 · 29 deaths
- India, Assam, Cachar District · Mb 5.6 · 20 deaths
- Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo · Ms 6.7 · 5 deaths
- Pakistan-Nw Afghanistan, Hindu Kush: Chitral-Landi · Mb 6.1 · 4 deaths
- Italy, S Central: Abruzzo · Ms 5.8 · 3 deaths
- Italy, S Central: Abruzzo · Ms 5.2 · 3 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1984 CE Earthquake — Japan, Kyushu: Nobeoka happen?
- August 6, 1984 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 20. Historical death tolls vary by source.