QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gkp2
USGS usp000gkp2
20 Oct 2008, 16:51
284 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan
A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 109.5 km depth.
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32.266000, 139.987000
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Event ID
usp000gkp2
Coordinates
32.266, 139.987
Network
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Significance
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