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Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.5 Mw
Date-Time
27 Mar 2011 22:23:56 UTC
28 Mar 2011 07:23:56 near epicenter
27 Mar 2011 14:23:56 standard time in your timezone
Location 38.405N 142.120E
Depth 5 km
Distances
109 km (68 miles) E (81 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
163 km (101 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
169 km (105 miles) SSE (149 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
370 km (230 miles) NE (34 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 5.9 km
Parameters Nph = 377; Dmin = 404.1 km; Rmss = 0.85 seconds; Gp = 32°
M-type = Mw; Version = 8
Event ID US c0002cqa
For updates, maps, and technical information, see:
Event Page
or
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
National Earthquake Information Center
U.S. Geological Survey
neic.usgs.gov...
Tokyo - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck north-eastern Japan Monday, the Meteorological Agency said.
A tsunami advisory was issued in Miyagi Prefecture by the agency. There were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.
www.monstersandcritics.com...