5.0 Mb - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
23 Mar 2011 09:35:56 UTC
23 Mar 2011 19:35:56 near epicenter
23 Mar 2011 19:35:56 standard time in your timezone
Location 39.653N 143.272E
Depth 23 km
Distances
178 km (110 miles) ESE (121 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
183 km (114 miles) E (92 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
253 km (158 miles) ESE (120 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
541 km (336 miles) NE (34 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 19.0 km; Vertical 2.0 km
Parameters Nph = 177; Dmin = 262.7 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 100°
M-type = Mb; Version = 8
Event ID US c00029mr


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