5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
21 Mar 2011 19:01:20 UTC
22 Mar 2011 05:01:20 near epicenter
22 Mar 2011 05:01:20 standard time in your timezone
Location 36.688N 143.237E
Depth 46 km
Distances
212 km (132 miles) E (101 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
249 km (154 miles) E (81 degrees) of Mito, Honshu, Japan
271 km (168 miles) SE (129 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
333 km (207 miles) ENE (69 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.6 km; Vertical 0.9 km
Parameters Nph = 186; Dmin = 450.8 km; Rmss = 0.99 seconds; Gp = 86°
M-type = Mb; Version = 5
Event ID US c000287j


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