6.8 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.8
Date-Time
  • 16 Feb 2015 23:06:26 UTC
  • 17 Feb 2015 09:06:26 near epicenter
  • 16 Feb 2015 15:06:26 standard time in your timezone
Location 39.848N 142.813E
Depth 10 km
Distances
  • 77 km (48 mi) ENE of Miyako, Japan
  • 85 km (53 mi) ENE of Yamada, Japan
  • 94 km (58 mi) NE of Otsuchi, Japan
  • 102 km (63 mi) NE of Kamaishi, Japan
  • 537 km (333 mi) NNE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 6.2 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 113; Dmin = 209.9 km; Rmss = 1.06 seconds; Gp = 38°
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Event ID us b000tpvj

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