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Date-Time:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 09:08:37 UTC
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 07:08:37 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
40.899°N, 144.923°E

Depth:
26.6 km (16.5 miles)

Region:
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances:
235 km (146 miles) S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

265 km (164 miles) SSE of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

293 km (182 miles) E of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan

734 km (456 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)

Parameters:
NST=228, Nph=228, Dmin=192.6 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A

Source:
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usb0008gs0