5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
16 Mar 2011 08:17:10 UTC
16 Mar 2011 18:17:10 near epicenter
16 Mar 2011 18:17:10 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.310N 143.584E
Depth 29 km
Distances
239 km (149 miles) E (83 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
259 km (161 miles) ESE (113 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
279 km (173 miles) E (99 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
388 km (241 miles) ENE (61 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.5 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 178; Dmin = 487.6 km; Rmss = 0.74 seconds; Gp = 115°
M-type = Mb; Version = 9
Event ID US c000241e


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