7.2 M - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.2 M
Date-Time
  • 9 Mar 2011 02:45:18 UTC
  • 9 Mar 2011 11:45:18 near epicenter
  • 8 Mar 2011 18:45:18 standard time in your timezone
Location 38.510N 142.792E
Depth 14 km
Distances
  • 169 km (105 miles) E (80 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
  • 196 km (122 miles) SE (133 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
  • 221 km (137 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
  • 416 km (258 miles) NE (40 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 12.8 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 469; Dmin = 390.7 km; Rmss = 1.06 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = M; Version = B
Event ID US b0001r57

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