5.0 Mb - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.0 Mb
Date-Time
1 Apr 2011 10:49:50 UTC
1 Apr 2011 19:49:50 near epicenter
1 Apr 2011 20:49:50 standard time in your timezone
Location 40.309N 140.218E
Depth 49 km
Distances
65 km (40 miles) N (10 degrees) of Akita, Honshu, Japan
72 km (45 miles) SW (216 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
102 km (63 miles) NW (311 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
518 km (322 miles) N (4 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 18.2 km; Vertical 9.3 km
Parameters Nph = 240; Dmin = 311.7 km; Rmss = 0.61 seconds; Gp = 118
M-type = Mb; Version = 8
Event ID US c0002gs3


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