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Magnitude 7.4 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2004 September 5 14:57:18 UTC

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Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.4
Date-Time
  • Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 14:57:18 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 11:57:18 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 33.184°N, 137.071°E
    Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances 170 km (105 miles) SSE of Tsu, Honshu, Japan
    175 km (110 miles) SSW of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
    205 km (130 miles) ESE of Wakayama, Honshu, Japan
    365 km (230 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.3 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=477, Nph=477, Dmin=385.6 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Gp= 27.5°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw)
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnaav
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