Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

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Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

#1 Postby masaji79 » Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:15 pm

Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2008 July 19 02:39:30 UTC

Earthquake Details
Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 02:39:30 UTC
Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:39:30 AM at epicenter

Location 37.615°N, 142.115°E
Depth 27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program

Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 125 km (75 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
130 km (80 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
145 km (90 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
300 km (190 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters NST=265, Nph=265, Dmin=367.7 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 36°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)


Event ID us2008urah

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
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Re: Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

#2 Postby lurkey » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:34 am

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