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Magnitude 7.0 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

2004 November 28 18:32:13 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.0 (Major)
Date-Time
  • Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 18:32:13 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, November 29, 2004 at 3:32:13 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 42.995°N, 145.056°E
    Depth 39 km (24.2 miles) set by location program
    Region HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
    Distances 55 km (35 miles) E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
    235 km (145 miles) ESE of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
    930 km (580 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
    7125 km (4430 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=504, Nph=504, Dmin=475.9 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 40°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usrjap
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