Earthquake Magnitude 6.1 - Off The East Coast of Honshu, Japan

US Geological Survey
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:25 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time:
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 10:49:24 UTC

Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 08:49:24 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
40.799°N, 144.770°E

Depth:
9.5 km (5.9 miles)

Region:
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances:
244 km (151 miles) S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

268 km (166 miles) SSE of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

279 km (173 miles) E of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan

717 km (445 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 3.9 km (2.4 miles)

Parameters:
NST=528, Nph=535, Dmin=191.5 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B

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

Event ID:
usb0008gui