Magnitude 6.6 - KYUSHU, JAPAN - usvwac
2005 March 20 01:53:41 UTC
A strong earthquake occurred at 01:53:41 (UTC) on Sunday, March 20, 2005. The magnitude 6.6 event has been located in KYUSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)
Earthquake Details
| Magnitude | 6.6 |
|---|---|
| Date-Time |
= Coordinated Universal Time = local time at epicenter |
| Location | 33.805°N, 130.078°E |
| Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
| Region | KYUSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 30 km (15 miles) NW of Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan 110 km (70 miles) N of Nagasaki, Kyushu, Japan 500 km (310 miles) SE of SEOUL, South Korea 900 km (560 miles) W of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 4.8 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program |
| Parameters | Nst=284, Nph=284, Dmin=449.2 km, Rmss=1.15 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=S |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usvwac |
- Preliminary Earthquake Report
- U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
