5.1 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.1 Mb
Date-Time
12 Mar 2011 17:01:22 UTC
13 Mar 2011 03:01:22 near epicenter
13 Mar 2011 03:01:22 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.701N 143.353E
Depth 38 km
Distances
225 km (140 miles) ESE (105 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
228 km (142 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
254 km (158 miles) E (90 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
393 km (244 miles) NE (54 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.9 km; Vertical 0.9 km
Parameters Nph = 143; Dmin = 475.3 km; Rmss = 0.78 seconds; Gp = 90°
M-type = Mb; Version = 7
Event ID US c00020x1


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