6.3 M - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.3 M
Date-Time
  • 9 Mar 2011 18:44:35 UTC
  • 10 Mar 2011 04:44:35 near epicenter
  • 9 Mar 2011 10:44:35 standard time in your timezone
Location 38.492N 143.191E
Depth 2 km
Distances
  • 203 km (126 miles) E (82 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
  • 224 km (139 miles) SE (127 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
  • 253 km (157 miles) ENE (70 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
  • 438 km (272 miles) NE (43 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 12.3 km; Vertical 1.7 km
Parameters Nph = 372; Dmin = 391.8 km; Rmss = 0.85 seconds; Gp = 39°
M-type = M; Version = 7
Event ID US b0001rey

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