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1940 Shakotan earthquake

earthquake struck Hokkaido, Japan on 2 August 1940
Event earthquake Q5930559
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Summary

1940 Shakotan earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #132 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake is located in Hokkaido[3].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake is in the country of Japan[4].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].
  • Shakotan Peninsula is named after 1940 Shakotan earthquake[6].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake took place on August 2, 1940[7].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.561, 'lon': 139.678}[8].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[9].
  • 1940 Shakotan earthquake's JMA Seismic Intensity Scale is recorded as shindo 4[10].

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When and Where

1940 Shakotan earthquake occurred on August 2, 1940[7]. It is in the country of Japan[4].

Context

1940 Shakotan earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[5].

Outcome and Impact

1940 Shakotan earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+10'} deaths[9].

Why It Matters

1940 Shakotan earthquake draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #132 of 869).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Peka · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Point in time → +1940-08-02T00:00:00Z
    Country → —
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    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Jma seismic intensity database id: 19400802000822"
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