Earthquake Magnitude 6.0 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan

US Geological Survey
Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:28 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 11:00:43 UTC

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 08:00:43 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
39.866°N, 142.116°E

Depth
10 km (6.2 miles)

Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances
85 km (52 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan

90 km (55 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan

157 km (97 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan

509 km (316 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.6 km (9.1 miles); depth +/- 2.6 km (1.6 miles)

Parameters
NST=592, Nph=597, Dmin=254.9 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 22°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B

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

Event ID
usc0008qvj