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Magnitude 6.3 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usejaq

2005 October 19 11:44:43 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 11:44:43 (UTC) on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.3 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time
  • Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 11:44:43 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 8:44:43 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 36.383°N, 140.833°E
    Depth 41.5 km (25.8 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances
    30 km (20 miles) E of Mito, Honshu, Japan
    75 km (45 miles) S of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
    125 km (80 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
    150 km (95 miles) SSE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=357, Nph=357, Dmin=235.7 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 22°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usejaq
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver