EARTHQUAKE Magnitude 5.6 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 5.6 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2012 January 28 00:22:16 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 00:22:16 UTC Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 09:22:16 AM at epicenter
Location	40.183°N, 142.279°E
Depth	34 km (21.1 miles)
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	77 km (47 miles) ESE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 110 km (68 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 147 km (91 miles) ESE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan 546 km (339 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.4 km (10.2 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles)
Parameters	NST=348, Nph=349, Dmin=217.1 km, Rmss=0.63 sec, Gp= 97°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0007sqh

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