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Magnitude 6.8 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

2008 July 23 15:26:20 UTC

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Magnitude

6.8

Date-Time

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 15:26:20 UTC

Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 12:26:20 AM at epicenter

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Location

39.807°N, 141.467°E

Depth

111 km (69.0 miles) set by location program

Region

EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances

30 km (20 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
75 km (50
miles) S of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
120 km (75 miles) E of
Akita, Honshu, Japan
485 km (300 miles) NNE of TOKYO,
Japan

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 3.8 km (2.4 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

NST=296, Nph=296, Dmin=284 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp=
22°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S

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USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008uva4

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Earthquake Summary

The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National
Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 25 km (15 miles)
east-northeast of Morioka at 9:26 AM MDT, Jul 23, 2008 (Jul 24 at 12:26 AM local
time in Japan). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data
and further analysis results are available.

Felt Reports

Dozens of people injured, landslides occurred, roads closed, train service
and power disrupted in northern Honshu. Felt widely in southern Hokkaido and in
Honshu as far south as the Tokyo area.

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