Magnitude 5.8 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.8
Date-Time	Monday, May 09, 2011 at 20:15:56 UTC Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 06:15:56 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.761°N, 143.538°E
Depth	29.9 km (18.6 miles)
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	239 km (148 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 248 km (154 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 270 km (167 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 409 km (254 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 7.2 km (4.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=272, Nph=273, Dmin=474.2 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00039w3