Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2005 November 14 21:38:51 UTC
Earthquake Details
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| Magnitude | 7.0 |
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| Location | 38.101°N, 144.925°E |
| Depth | 11 km (6.8 miles) set by location program |
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 350 km (220 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 370 km (230 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 370 km (230 miles) ESE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 530 km (330 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | NST=259, Nph=259, Dmin=620.4 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q |
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| Event ID | usfkbr |
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Earthquake Summary
Felt Reports
Felt (IV) at Misawa and (II) at Tokyo and Yokosuka. Felt widely in northern and eastern Honshu. Also felt in Hokkaido. A small tsunami was observed at at Ofunato and other coastal towns. Recorded (3 JMA) in northeastern Honshu and (2 JMA) in northwestern and central Honshu. Recorded (3 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido and (2 JMA) in much of central and southwestern Hokkaido. Also recorded (2 JMA) on Hachijo-jima, Miyake-jima and O-shima; (1 JMA) on Aoga-shima, Kozu-shima and Nii- jima.
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- Preliminary Earthquake Report
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