JAPAN REGION RECENT QUAKES

4.4 Mb - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
13 Jul 2008 16:55:24 UTC
14 Jul 2008 02:55:24 near epicenter
13 Jul 2008 10:55:24 standard time in your timezone
Location
23.930N 142.505E
Depth
35 km
Distances
153 km (95 miles) SE (128 degrees) of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
352 km (219 miles) S (175 degrees) of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
1027 km (638 miles) NNW (341 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
1284 km (798 miles) SSE (158 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 19.1 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 20; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 1.42 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008ukba

4.7 Mb - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
13 Jul 2008 17:41:27 UTC
14 Jul 2008 03:41:27 near epicenter
13 Jul 2008 11:41:27 standard time in your timezone
Location
24.080N 142.937E
Depth
35 km
Distances
182 km (113 miles) ESE (115 degrees) of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
342 km (212 miles) SSE (168 degrees) of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
1029 km (640 miles) NNW (344 degrees) of SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands
1285 km (798 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.0 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 50; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.80 seconds; Gp = 122°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ukbe

4.4 Mb - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.4 Mb
Date-Time
13 Jul 2008 08:45:04 UTC
13 Jul 2008 17:45:04 near epicenter
13 Jul 2008 02:45:04 standard time in your timezone
Location
23.833N 124.357E
Depth
71 km
Distances
65 km (40 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
268 km (167 miles) ESE (108 degrees) of Su-ao, Taiwan
282 km (176 miles) E (92 degrees) of Hua-lien, Taiwan
1085 km (674 miles) NNE (19 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 33.9 km; Vertical 18.8 km
Parameters
Nph = 12; Dmin = 284.1 km; Rmss = 0.79 seconds; Gp = 212°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008ukan

4.6 Mb - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.6 Mb
Date-Time
12 Jul 2008 19:36:48 UTC
13 Jul 2008 04:36:48 near epicenter
12 Jul 2008 13:36:48 standard time in your timezone
Location
24.173N 125.017E
Depth
45 km
Distances
87 km (54 miles) ESE (107 degrees) of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
324 km (202 miles) E (98 degrees) of Su-ao, Taiwan
347 km (216 miles) SW (231 degrees) of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
1144 km (711 miles) NNE (21 degrees) of MANILA, Philippines
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 19.5 km; Vertical 19.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 36; Dmin = 348.1 km; Rmss = 1.55 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008ujb2

6.2 Mw - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.2Mw

Date-Time
8 Jul 2008 07:42:11 UTC
8 Jul 2008 16:42:11 near epicenter
8 Jul 2008 01:42:11 standard time in your timezone
Location
27.523N 128.389E
Depth
48 km
Distances
167 km (104 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
499 km (310 miles) SSW (205 degrees) of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
1117 km (694 miles) S (173 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 5.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 190; Dmin = 744.5 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 39°M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008ufav ***This event supersedes event AT00550293.

5.0 Mb - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.0 Mb
Date-Time
6 Jul 2008 17:05:20 UTC
7 Jul 2008 03:05:20 near epicenter
6 Jul 2008 11:05:20 standard time in your timezone
Location
27.878N 142.381E
Depth
59 km
Distances
90 km (56 miles) N (10 degrees) of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
360 km (224 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
875 km (544 miles) SSE (153 degrees) of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
901 km (560 miles) SSE (163 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 14.9 km; Vertical 23.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 17; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.98 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008udbl
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