Japan: Earthquake Magnitude 6.2 - Near the East Coast of Honshu

USGS
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:01 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 18:51:25 UTC

Monday, July 25, 2011 at 03:51:25 AM at epicenter

Location:
37.758°N, 141.540°E

Depth:
35.6 km (22.1 miles)

Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances:
79 km (49 miles) SE (133°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan

94 km (59 miles) E (88°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan

95 km (59 miles) NE (36°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan

282 km (175 miles) NE (34°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.3 km (8.9 miles); depth +/- 9.1 km (5.7 miles)

Parameters:
NST=377, Nph=378, Dmin=326.2 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
usc00053hg