5.3 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.3 Mb
Date-Time
17 Mar 2011 06:24:31 UTC
17 Mar 2011 15:24:31 near epicenter
17 Mar 2011 16:24:31 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.249N 142.292E
Depth 24 km
Distances
125 km (78 miles) E (80 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
167 km (104 miles) SE (132 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
170 km (106 miles) ESE (108 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
287 km (179 miles) NE (52 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.5 km; Vertical 0.3 km
Parameters Nph = 273; Dmin = 372.9 km; Rmss = 0.95 seconds; Gp = 93°
M-type = Mb; Version = 8
Event ID US c00024yx


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