Earthquake Magnitude 5.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 5.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2011 June 18 11:31:06 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 11:31:06 UTC Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 08:31:06 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.606°N, 141.732°E
Depth	23.2 km (14.4 miles)
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	97 km (60 miles) NE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 103 km (64 miles) SE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 112 km (69 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 277 km (172 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.1 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 8.1 km (5.0 miles)
Parameters	NST=130, Nph=134, Dmin=335.1 km, Rmss=1.09 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0004aru