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Magnitude 6.9 - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

2008 June 13 23:43:46 UTC

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Magnitude

6.9

Date-Time

Friday, June 13, 2008 at 23:43:46 UTC

Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 08:43:46 AM at epicenter

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Location

39.106°N, 140.608°E

Depth

10.3 km (6.4 miles) (poorly constrained)

Region

EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances

80 km (50 miles) SW of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
85 km (50
miles) SSE of Akita, Honshu, Japan
100 km (60 miles) NNW of
Sendai, Honshu, Japan
390 km (240 miles) N of TOKYO,
Japan

Location
Uncertainty

horizontal +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles); depth +/- 42.2 km (26.2
miles)

Parameters

NST= 63, Nph= 63, Dmin=354.5 km, Rmss=1.19 sec, Gp=
47°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7

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USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event
ID

us2008tfdp

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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 85 km (50 miles) SSE
of Akita, Honshu, Japan or about 100 km (60 miles) NNW of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
or about 390 km (240 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan at 5:43 PM MDT, Jun 13, 2008 (Jun
14 at 8:43 AM local time in Japan). The magnitude and location may be revised
when additional data and further analysis results are available. No reports of
damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake
may have caused damage due to its location and size.

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