Earthquake Magnitude 6.3 - Hokkaido, Japan

U.S. Geological Survey
Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:59 UTC

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Magnitude:
6.3

Date-Time:
- Friday, June 05, 2009 at 03:30:34 UTC
- Friday, June 05, 2009 at 12:30:34 PM at epicenter

Location:
41.858°N, 143.399°E

Depth:
41.6 km (25.9 miles)

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Region:
HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

Distances:
- 150 km (90 miles) SW of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
- 215 km (135 miles) SE of Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
- 220 km (135 miles) NE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
- 755 km (470 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
- horizontal: +/- 5.3 km (3.3 miles);
- depth: +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)

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Seismic hazard map

Parameters:
NST=185, Nph=185, Dmin=26.6 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009hmai