5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
17 Mar 2011 01:08:01 UTC
17 Mar 2011 11:08:01 near epicenter
17 Mar 2011 11:08:01 standard time in your timezone
Location 36.387N 142.891E
Depth 20 km
Distances
193 km (120 miles) ESE (112 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
216 km (134 miles) E (89 degrees) of Mito, Honshu, Japan
262 km (163 miles) SE (124 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
294 km (182 miles) ENE (73 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 29.4 km; Vertical 2.1 km
Parameters Nph = 33; Dmin = 420.8 km; Rmss = 0.97 seconds; Gp = 118°
M-type = Mb; Version = 5
Event ID US c00024v9


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