Magnitude 6.6 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 March 22 07:18:47 UTC
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| Magnitude | 6.6 |
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| Location | 37.249°N, 143.956°E |
| Depth | 26.5 km (16.5 miles) |
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 274 km (170 miles) E of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 293 km (182 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 313 km (194 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 415 km (257 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 13.9 km (8.6 miles); depth +/- 0.5 km (0.3 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=300, Nph=305, Dmin=518.7 km, Rmss=1.18 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | usc00028pe |
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