Magnitude 6.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2008 December 20 10:29:21 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.3 |
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Location | 36.538°N, 142.420°E |
Depth | 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program |
Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
Distances | 145 km (90 miles) ESE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 175 km (110 miles) E of Mito, Honshu, Japan 215 km (135 miles) SE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 260 km (160 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 3.9 km (2.4 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | NST=273, Nph=273, Dmin=377.6 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=R |
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Event ID | us2008avan |
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