Earthequake Magnitude 5.6 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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Magnitude 5.6 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

2011 December 15 15:12:47 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 15:12:47 UTC Friday, December 16, 2011 at 12:12:47 AM at epicenter
Location	31.744°N, 141.511°E
Depth	15.4 km (9.6 miles)
Region	IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances	222 km (137 miles) SE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan 446 km (277 miles) SE of Numazu, Honshu, Japan 446 km (277 miles) SSE of Yokohama, Honshu, Japan 466 km (289 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.8 km (9.8 miles); depth +/- 6.5 km (4.0 miles)
Parameters	NST=278, Nph=280, Dmin=220.4 km, Rmss=1.39 sec, Gp= 83°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007735