Feeds & DataMagnitude 5.1 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2009 January 05 23:52:55 UTC
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 5.1 |
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| Location | 37.685°N, 142.867°E |
| Depth | 19 km (11.8 miles) (poorly constrained) |
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 185 km (115 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 185 km (115 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 210 km (130 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 355 km (220 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 20.5 km (12.7 miles); depth +/- 44.8 km (27.8 miles) |
| Parameters | NST= 20, Nph= 20, Dmin=433.6 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Gp=148°, M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=7 |
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| Event ID | us2009blbl |
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