Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usfkbr
2005 November 14 21:38:51 UTC
A major earthquake occurred at 21:38:51 (UTC) on Monday, November 14, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 7.0 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| 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 |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usfkbr |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
