5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
20 May 2012 08:41:45 UTC
20 May 2012 18:41:45 near epicenter
20 May 2012 00:41:45 standard time in your timezone
Location 39.641N 143.091E
Depth 10 km
Distances
166 km (103 miles) SE (125 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
168 km (104 miles) E (92 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
241 km (150 miles) ESE (123 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
531 km (330 miles) NNE (33 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 19.7 km; Vertical 4.0 km
Parameters Nph = 206; Dmin = 499.8 km; Rmss = 0.98 seconds; Gp = 93°
M-type = Mb; Version = 4
Event ID US b0009tqk


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