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Magnitude 6.4 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2008 May 07 16:02:02 UTC

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Magnitude

6.4 (Preliminary
magnitude — subject to revision)

Date-Time

Wednesday, May 07, 2008 at 16:02:02 UTC

Thursday, May 08, 2008 at 01:02:02 AM at epicenter

Location

36.088°N, 142.026°E

Depth

35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program

Region

OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances

142 km (88 miles) ESE (102°) from Mito, Honshu,
Japan

148 km (92 miles) SE (137°) from Iwaki, Honshu,
Japan

210 km (131 miles) ENE (76°) from TOKYO,
Japan

Location
Uncertainty

Error estimate not available

Parameters

NST=009, Nph=009, Dmin=346.5 km, Rmss=1.09 sec,
Gp=176°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1

Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event
ID

at00017612

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