5.8 M - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.8 M
Date-Time
16 Mar 2011 06:29:03 UTC
16 Mar 2011 15:29:03 near epicenter
16 Mar 2011 16:29:03 standard time in your timezone
Location 39.944N 142.075E
Depth 31 km
Distances
79 km (49 miles) SE (142 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
84 km (52 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
152 km (94 miles) SE (130 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
518 km (322 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.7 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters Nph = 301; Dmin = 247.1 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 82°
M-type = M; Version = 8
Event ID US c000240k


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