Magnitude 5.3 VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Sunday, April 19, 2009 at 09:05:57 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
| Magnitude | 5.3 |
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| Date-Time |
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
| Location | 23.14N 142.20E |
| Depth | 172 kilometers |
| Region | VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION |
| Distances |
205 km (125 miles) SSE of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan 400 km (250 miles) NW of Farallon de Pajaros, N. Mariana Islands 1110 km (690 miles) NNW of HAGATNA, Guam 1410 km (870 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan |
| Location Uncertainty | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 3.8 km; depth +/- 10.6 km |
| Parameters | Nst=257, Nph=257, Dmin=1092.3 km, Rmss=0.74 sec, Erho=3.8 km, Erzz=10.6 km, Gp=22.0 degrees |
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) |
| Event ID | usfqay |
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