2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake

earthquake struck mid Tōhoku region, Japan on June 14, 2008
Event earthquake Q748301
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2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake

Summary

2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake is an earthquake[1]. It draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #122 of 869).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake is located in Iwate Prefecture[3].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake is located in Miyagi Prefecture[4].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake is in the country of Japan[5].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's instance of is recorded as earthquake[6].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's instance of is recorded as Wikinews article[7].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's Commons category is recorded as 2008 Iwate-Miyagi earthquake[8].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[9].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[10].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[12].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's language of work or name is recorded as German[13].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake was published on June 15, 2008[14].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake took place on June 14, 2008[15].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.028333333333336, 'lon': 140.88}[16].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+17'} deaths[17].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake caused {'amount': '+426'} injuries[18].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's number of missing is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[19].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's earthquake magnitude on the moment magnitude scale is recorded as {'amount': '+6.9'}[20].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6.5'}[21].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's JMA Seismic Intensity Scale is recorded as shindo 6-upper[22].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's JMA Magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.2'}[23].
  • 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake's victim is recorded as Yūichirō Kishi[24].

Body

When and Where

2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake took place on June 14, 2008[15]. It is in the country of Japan[5].

Context

Recorded instance of include earthquake[6] and Wikinews article[7].

Outcome and Impact

2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake resulted in {'amount': '+17'} deaths[17]. It caused {'amount': '+426'} injuries[18].

Why It Matters

2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake draws 35 Wikipedia views per month (earthquake category, ranking #122 of 869).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . bousai.go.jp. bousai.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . bousai.go.jp. bousai.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . bousai.go.jp. bousai.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . earthquake.usgs.gov. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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