Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - Earthquake Magnitude 6.6

US Geological Survey
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:52 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 19:26:42 UTC

Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 04:26:42 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
40.288°N, 142.727°E

Depth:
36.3 km (22.6 miles)

Region:
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances:
108 km (67 miles) ESE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan

149 km (92 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan

177 km (109 miles) ESE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan

574 km (356 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 15.3 km (9.5 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles)

Parameters:
NST=447, Nph=447, Dmin=195.9 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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

Event ID:
usc0005vv7