Earthquake Magnitude Magnitude 6.7 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 6.7 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2011 August 19 05:36:32 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Friday, August 19, 2011 at 05:36:32 UTC Friday, August 19, 2011 at 02:36:32 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.673°N, 141.716°E
Depth	43.6 km (27.1 miles)
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	99 km (61 miles) SE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 103 km (64 miles) NE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 113 km (70 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 283 km (175 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.2 km (8.2 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
Parameters	NST=692, Nph=742, Dmin=336.2 km, Rmss=0.73 sec, Gp= 11°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005gmg