5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
12 Mar 2011 21:40:57 UTC
13 Mar 2011 07:40:57 near epicenter
13 Mar 2011 07:40:57 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.170N 143.353E
Depth 25 km
Distances
218 km (135 miles) E (86 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
248 km (154 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
262 km (163 miles) ESE (103 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
363 km (226 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 17.1 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 227; Dmin = 465.3 km; Rmss = 0.81 seconds; Gp = 104�
M-type = Mb; Version = A
Event ID US c000217p


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