5.6 Mw - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 5.6 Mw
Date-Time
28 Jan 2012 00:22:16 UTC
28 Jan 2012 09:22:16 near epicenter
28 Jan 2012 10:22:16 standard time in your timezone
Location 40.183N 142.278E
Depth 34 km
Distances
75 km (46 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
111 km (69 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
150 km (94 miles) ESE (118 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
549 km (341 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 16.4 km; Vertical 7.0 km
Parameters Nph = 349; Dmin = 217.1 km; Rmss = 0.63 seconds; Gp = 97�
M-type = Mw; Version = 5
Event ID US c0007sqh


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