7.3 Mwp - SEA OF OKHOTSK

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.3 Mwp
Date-Time
  • 14 Aug 2012 02:59:42 UTC
  • 14 Aug 2012 12:59:42 near epicenter
  • 13 Aug 2012 18:59:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 49.796N 145.113E
Depth 625 km
Distances
  • 160 km (100 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of Poronaysk, Russia
  • 361 km (225 miles) NNE (28 degrees) of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
  • 445 km (277 miles) SSE (160 degrees) of Okha, Russia
  • 1630 km (1013 miles) NNE (14 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.6 km; Vertical 7.1 km
Parameters Nph = 1126; Dmin = 1735.1 km; Rmss = 0.68 seconds; Gp = 16°
M-type = Mwp; Version = A
Event ID us c000bz29

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