5.8 Mw - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.8 Mw
Date-Time
28 Apr 2011 09:27:48 UTC
28 Apr 2011 18:27:48 near epicenter
28 Apr 2011 19:27:48 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.492N 141.652E
Depth 48 km
Distances
82 km (51 miles) NE (54 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
108 km (67 miles) ESE (104 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
108 km (67 miles) SE (141 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
265 km (164 miles) NE (39 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.1 km; Vertical 8.5 km
Parameters Nph = 374; Dmin = 325.1 km; Rmss = 0.63 seconds; Gp = 68°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c00030ne


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