1984 Earthquakes

Largest earthquakes of 1984

The 100 strongest recorded events, ranked by magnitude.

1. 17.6
   85 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

   February 7, 1984 · 18 km deep

2. 27.5
   45 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines

   November 20, 1984 · 202 km deep

3. 37.4
   91 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia

   August 6, 1984 · 242 km deep

4. 47.4
   Izu Islands, Japan region

   March 6, 1984 · 457 km deep

5. 57.3
   4 km NNW of Tabid, Philippines

   March 5, 1984 · 649 km deep

6. 67.2
   19 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

   October 15, 1984 · 128 km deep

7. 77.2
   123 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia

   March 24, 1984 · 44 km deep

8. 87.2
   77 km ESE of Owase, Japan

   January 1, 1984 · 368 km deep

9. 97.1
   190 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia

   November 17, 1984 · 33 km deep

10. 107.1
    southeast of the Loyalty Islands

    November 15, 1984 · 105 km deep

11. 117.1
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    November 1, 1984 · 10 km deep

12. 127.1
    94 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    May 30, 1984 · 174 km deep

13. 137.0
    22 km NNW of Gazli, Uzbekistan

    March 19, 1984 · 15 km deep

14. 147.0
    18 km SSW of Mamuju, Indonesia

    January 8, 1984 · 33 km deep

15. 156.9
    34 km SE of Nobeoka, Japan

    August 6, 1984 · 46 km deep

16. 166.9
    52 km S of San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic

    June 24, 1984 · 24 km deep

17. 176.9
    Southwest Indian Ridge

    May 17, 1984 · 10 km deep

18. 186.9
    Izu Islands, Japan region

    April 24, 1984 · 403 km deep

19. 196.8
    150 km N of Opotiki, New Zealand

    December 30, 1984 · 39 km deep

20. 206.8
    Vanuatu region

    November 23, 1984 · 33 km deep

21. 216.8
    166 km SE of Katsuura, Japan

    September 18, 1984 · 48 km deep

22. 226.8
    84 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu

    April 6, 1984 · 182 km deep

23. 236.7
    61 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    December 28, 1984 · 33 km deep

24. 246.7
    Fiji region

    November 17, 1984 · 451 km deep

25. 256.7
    217 km W of Ferndale, California

    September 10, 1984 · 10 km deep

26. 266.7
    87 km NNE of Tayu, Indonesia

    July 9, 1984 · 534 km deep

27. 276.7
    Prince Edward Islands region

    May 26, 1984 · 10 km deep

28. 286.6
    131 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

    October 30, 1984 · 141 km deep

29. 296.6
    4 km E of Kalbay, Philippines

    October 29, 1984 · 153 km deep

30. 306.6
    south of Tonga

    September 28, 1984 · 21 km deep

31. 316.6
    120 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

    July 5, 1984 · 33 km deep

32. 326.6
    111 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

    June 15, 1984 · 247 km deep

33. 336.5
    280 km E of Levuka, Fiji

    November 22, 1984 · 646 km deep

34. 346.5
    7 km WNW of Uñon, Peru

    June 18, 1984 · 117 km deep

35. 356.5
    263 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia

    April 23, 1984 · 414 km deep

36. 366.5
    59 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

    April 18, 1984 · 150 km deep

37. 376.5
    63 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea

    March 27, 1984 · 28 km deep

38. 386.4
    33 km E of Calama, Chile

    December 11, 1984 · 92 km deep

39. 396.4
    114 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia

    December 3, 1984 · 65 km deep

40. 406.4
    east central Pacific Ocean

    December 2, 1984 · 10 km deep

41. 416.4
    southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia

    November 23, 1984 · 33 km deep

42. 426.4
    Vanuatu region

    November 21, 1984 · 23 km deep

43. 436.4
    200 km NNW of Ba, Fiji

    October 13, 1984 · 10 km deep

44. 446.4
    Vanuatu region

    August 31, 1984 · 29 km deep

45. 456.4
    south of the Fiji Islands

    August 26, 1984 · 560 km deep

46. 466.4
    125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia

    July 23, 1984 · 26 km deep

47. 476.4
    1 km E of Chacalapa, Mexico

    July 2, 1984 · 47 km deep

48. 486.4
    east of the South Sandwich Islands

    June 22, 1984 · 10 km deep

49. 496.4
    177 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands

    May 26, 1984 · 27 km deep

50. 506.4
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    May 25, 1984 · 10 km deep

51. 516.4
    Fiji region

    April 22, 1984 · 593 km deep

52. 526.4
    48 km S of Jurm, Afghanistan

    February 16, 1984 · 208 km deep

53. 536.4
    54 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands

    February 8, 1984 · 27 km deep

54. 546.4
    255 km E of Poronaysk, Russia

    February 1, 1984 · 573 km deep

55. 556.4
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    January 2, 1984 · 10 km deep

56. 566.3
    244 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

    November 15, 1984 · 348 km deep

57. 576.3
    136 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia

    November 1, 1984 · 49 km deep

58. 586.3
    147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia

    October 26, 1984 · 56 km deep

59. 596.3
    110 km NNW of Lautoka, Fiji

    October 12, 1984 · 13 km deep

60. 606.3
    145 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia

    October 4, 1984 · 34 km deep

61. 616.3
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    September 17, 1984 · 10 km deep

62. 626.3
    9 km ENE of Monterrey, Mexico

    August 31, 1984 · 119 km deep

63. 636.3
    Fiji region

    April 25, 1984 · 415 km deep

64. 646.3
    Sea of Okhotsk

    April 20, 1984 · 582 km deep

65. 656.3
    Easter Island region

    January 16, 1984 · 10 km deep

66. 666.2
    24 km NNE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    December 24, 1984 · 71 km deep

67. 676.2
    35 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea

    December 21, 1984 · 44 km deep

68. 686.2
    136 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia

    December 17, 1984 · 29 km deep

69. 696.2
    44 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

    December 2, 1984 · 18 km deep

70. 706.2
    183 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

    November 17, 1984 · 33 km deep

71. 716.2
    92 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    October 27, 1984 · 0 km deep

72. 726.2
    54 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina

    October 20, 1984 · 192 km deep

73. 736.2
    296 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius

    September 17, 1984 · 10 km deep

74. 746.2
    23 km E of Gero, Japan

    September 13, 1984 · 10 km deep

75. 756.2
    18 km S of Masachapa, Nicaragua

    August 23, 1984 · 57 km deep

76. 766.2
    78 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

    August 11, 1984 · 40 km deep

77. 776.2
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    July 16, 1984 · 10 km deep

78. 786.2
    100 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    July 14, 1984 · 0 km deep

79. 796.2
    208 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia

    June 28, 1984 · 63 km deep

80. 806.2
    40 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece

    June 21, 1984 · 39 km deep

81. 816.2
    11 km S of Ovalle, Chile

    June 11, 1984 · 46 km deep

82. 826.2
    287 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia

    June 6, 1984 · 33 km deep

83. 836.2
    Pacific-Antarctic Ridge

    May 26, 1984 · 10 km deep

84. 846.2
    Kermadec Islands, New Zealand

    May 8, 1984 · 33 km deep

85. 856.2
    The 1984 Morgan Hill, California Earthquake

    April 24, 1984 · 8 km deep

86. 866.2
    central Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    April 22, 1984 · 10 km deep

87. 876.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    March 12, 1984 · 547 km deep

88. 886.2
    south of the Fiji Islands

    January 19, 1984 · 332 km deep

89. 896.1
    91 km SSE of Kurchatov, Kazakhstan

    December 16, 1984 · 0 km deep

90. 906.1
    north of Ascension Island

    December 7, 1984 · 10 km deep

91. 916.1
    4 km NNW of Round Valley, California

    November 23, 1984 · 8 km deep

92. 926.1
    Vanuatu region

    November 21, 1984 · 24 km deep

93. 936.1
    19 km WSW of Karakenja, Tajikistan

    October 26, 1984 · 33 km deep

94. 946.1
    115 km SW of Doctor Belisario Domínguez (La Barra), Mexico

    October 13, 1984 · 31 km deep

95. 956.1
    179 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga

    October 13, 1984 · 37 km deep

96. 966.1
    Easter Island region

    September 28, 1984 · 10 km deep

97. 976.1
    south of the Kermadec Islands

    September 22, 1984 · 44 km deep

98. 986.1
    61 km ENE of Yigo Village, Guam

    September 22, 1984 · 98 km deep

99. 996.1
    56 km E of Luganville, Vanuatu

    September 11, 1984 · 126 km deep

100. 1006.1
     south of the Kermadec Islands

     August 30, 1984 · 33 km deep