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Magnitude 6.8 - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

2004 December 6 14:15:11 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 6.8 (Strong)
Date-Time
  • Monday, December 6, 2004 at 14:15:11 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, December 6, 2004 at 11:15:11 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 42.907°N, 145.200°E
    Depth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program
    Region HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
    Distances 65 km (40 miles) E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
    250 km (155 miles) ESE of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
    930 km (580 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
    7140 km (4440 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=226, Nph=226, Dmin=489.2 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp= 29°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usrsas
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