JAPAN REGION RECENT QUAKES

5.1 Mb - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.1 Mb
Date-Time
3 Aug 2008 18:07:10 UTC
4 Aug 2008 03:07:10 near epicenter
3 Aug 2008 12:07:10 standard time in your timezone
Location
25.234N 128.032E
Depth
10 km
Distances
110 km (68 miles) SSE (160 degrees) of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
398 km (247 miles) ENE (76 degrees) of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
1367 km (850 miles) S (176 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.1 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 28; Dmin = 661.0 km; Rmss = 0.63 seconds; Gp = 136°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vgbj

5.1 Mb - RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.1 Mb
Date-Time
2 Aug 2008 04:03:28 UTC
2 Aug 2008 13:03:28 near epicenter
1 Aug 2008 22:03:28 standard time in your timezone
Location
29.341N 130.347E
Depth
62 km
Distances
252 km (157 miles) S (184 degrees) of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
307 km (191 miles) SSW (200 degrees) of Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
387 km (240 miles) S (174 degrees) of Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan
959 km (596 miles) SSE (160 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 11.6 km; Vertical 16.1 km
Parameters
Nph = 46; Dmin = 967.7 km; Rmss = 1.34 seconds; Gp = 97°M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID
US 2008vfae

5.4 Mb - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
5.4 Mb
Date-Time
20 Jul 2008 21:30:30 UTC
21 Jul 2008 07:30:30 near epicenter
20 Jul 2008 15:30:30 standard time in your timezone
Location
27.756N 139.594E
Depth
491 km
Distances
269 km (168 miles) WNW (287 degrees) of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
373 km (232 miles) NNW (333 degrees) of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
793 km (493 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
880 km (547 miles) S (181 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 9.2 km; Vertical 3.3 km
Parameters
Nph = 173; Dmin = 984.1 km; Rmss = 0.64 seconds; Gp = 79°M-type = Mb; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008usbk ***This event supersedes event AT00658943.
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