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Japan Earthquake Magnitude 8.9 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN


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From USGS :

Earthquake Details

   * This is a computer-generated message -- this event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 8.9

Date-Time

   * Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC

   * Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter

   * Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 38.322°N, 142.369°E

Depth 24.4 km (15.2 miles) set by location program

Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances 130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan

178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan

178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan

373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,

M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A

Source

   * USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc0001xgp

Please see here for detail

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usc0001xgp.php

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