Magnitude 6.7 - NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2007 March 25 00:41:57 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 6.7 |
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Location | 37.281°N, 136.602°E |
Depth | 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program |
Region | NEAR THE WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
Distances | 80 km (50 miles) N of Kanazawa, Honshu, Japan 145 km (90 miles) NNE of Fukui, Honshu, Japan 155 km (95 miles) WNW of Nagano, Honshu, Japan 335 km (210 miles) NW of TOKYO, Japan |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters | NST=115, Nph=115, Dmin=164.6 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 |
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Event ID | us2007aiae |
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Earthquake Summary
The following is a revised REPEAT revised release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred n of Kanazawa, Honshu, Japan at 6:42 PM MDT, Mar 24, 2007 (Mar 25 at 9:42 AM local time in Japan). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available.
Felt Reports
At least one dead and 150 injured. 58 houses destroyed and 455 seriously damaged. A six inch tsunami was recorded. Felt (V) at Kanazawa; (III) at Nagoya and Osaka; (II) at Kobe, Kyoto, Tokyo and Yokohama. Also felt at Aizuwakamatsu, Ayase, Daito, Hakui, Hiroshima, Ibaraki, Ichinomiya, Ina, Inazawa, Itoigawa, Iwakuni, Kaga, Kashiwazaki, Kizu, Kodaira, Kokubunji, Komoro, Konan, Koriyama, Kosugi, Kusatsu, Matsumoto, Nagahama, Nagai, Nagaoka, Nara, Niigata, Nyuzen, Okayama, Okazaki, Sagamihara, Sanda, Sayama, Shiojiri, Suita, Takayama, Tokamachi, Tondabayashi, Toyama, Yokosuka and Yonezawa. Recorded (6U JMA) in Ishikawa, (3 JMA) in much of central Honshu and (2 JMA) throughout Honshu. Also recorded (1 JMA) in southwestern Hokkaido.
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Scientific & Technical Information
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