6.8 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Summary

Location and Magnitude contributed by: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
50 km
50 mi
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37.040°N, 142.425°E
Depth: 10.5km (6.5mi)

Event Time

  1. 2014-07-11 19:21:59 UTC
  2. 2014-07-12 04:21:59 UTC+09:00 at epicenter
  3. 2014-07-11 12:21:59 UTC-07:00 system time

Location

37.040°N 142.425°E depth=10.5km (6.5mi)

Nearby Cities

  1. 135km (84mi) ESE of Namie, Japan
  2. 137km (85mi) E of Iwaki, Japan
  3. 151km (94mi) ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
  4. 156km (97mi) ENE of Takahagi, Japan
  5. 287km (178mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan

Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 11 Jul 2014 19:22:00 UTC
  • 12 Jul 2014 04:22:00 near epicenter
  • 11 Jul 2014 11:22:00 standard time in your timezone
Location 37.069N 142.364E
Depth 13 km
Distances
  • 129 km (79 mi) ESE of Namie, Japan
  • 131 km (81 mi) E of Iwaki, Japan
  • 147 km (91 mi) ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan
  • 151 km (93 mi) ENE of Takahagi, Japan
  • 284 km (176 mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 3.9 km
Parameters Nph = 114; Dmin = 376.1 km; Rmss = 1.31 seconds; Gp = 29°
Version = 1
Event ID us b000rs50

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