Quake 6.0 Mw - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU,

Quake 6.0 Mw - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.0 Mw
Date-Time
  • 27 Mar 2012 11:00:43 UTC
  • 27 Mar 2012 20:00:43 near epicenter
  • 27 Mar 2012 15:00:43 standard time in your timezone
Location 39.866N 142.115E
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 86 km (53 miles) E (79 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
  • 88 km (54 miles) SE (143 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
  • 160 km (99 miles) SE (132 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
  • 511 km (318 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.6 km; Vertical 2.6 km
Parameters Nph = 597; Dmin = 254.9 km; Rmss = 0.73 seconds; Gp = 21°
M-type = Mw; Version = B

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