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Magnitude 5.0 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

2008 June 14 03:27:34 UTC

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Magnitude

5.0

Date-Time

Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 03:27:34 UTC

Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 12:27:34 PM at epicenter

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Location

39.255°N, 140.710°E

Depth

10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program

Region

EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances

65 km (40 miles) SW of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
75 km (45
miles) SE of Akita, Honshu, Japan
115 km (70 miles) N of
Sendai, Honshu, Japan
405 km (255 miles) NNE of TOKYO,
Japan

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 8.8 km (5.5 miles); depth fixed by location
program

Parameters

NST= 62, Nph= 62, Dmin=369.9 km, Rmss=0.84 sec,
Gp=162°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008tga1

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