5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
12 Mar 2011 00:39:37 UTC
12 Mar 2011 09:39:37 near epicenter
12 Mar 2011 10:39:37 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.317N 142.450E
Depth 25 km
Distances
140 km (87 miles) ENE (78 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
172 km (107 miles) SE (126 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
181 km (112 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
303 km (188 miles) NE (52 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 18.1 km; Vertical 1.0 km
Parameters Nph = 78; Dmin = 388.5 km; Rmss = 0.83 seconds; Gp = 129°
M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID US c0001zqr


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