6.0 Quake Off Honshu

[Cheryl Nelson]

From DuaneR....

 

6.0 Mw - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.0 Mw
Date-Time	15 Mar 2011 15:23:53 UTC 16 Mar 2011 01:23:53 near epicenter 15 Mar 2011 09:23:53 standard time in your timezone
Location	40.404N 143.090E
Depth	9 km
Distances	135 km (84 miles) E (94 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 183 km (114 miles) ENE (65 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 206 km (128 miles) ESE (103 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan 602 km (374 miles) NNE (28 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 0.2 km
Parameters	Nph = 220; Dmin = 179.2 km; Rmss = 1.47 seconds; Gp = 108° M-type = Mw; Version = 9
Event ID	US c00023hu

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