Magnitude 6.5 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usgdan
2005 December 2 13:13:09 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 13:13:09 (UTC) on Friday, December 2, 2005. The magnitude 6.5 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 38.122°N, 142.118°E |
| Depth | 29 km (18.0 miles) set by location program |
| Region | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 110 km (70 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 150 km (95 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 155 km (100 miles) NE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 345 km (215 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=202, Nph=202, Dmin=388.1 km, Rmss=0.77 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usgdan |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
