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Magnitude 5.9 - NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usawas

2005 July 23 07:34:57 UTC

A strong earthquake occurred at 07:34:57 (UTC) on Saturday, July 23, 2005. The magnitude 5.9 event has been located in NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 5.9
Date-Time
  • Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 07:34:57 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Saturday, July 23, 2005 at 4:34:57 PM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 35.506°N, 139.933°E
    Depth 65.6 km (40.8 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances
    25 km (15 miles) SE of TOKYO, Japan
    110 km (65 miles) SSW of Mito, Honshu, Japan
    125 km (80 miles) E of Kofu, Honshu, Japan
    125 km (80 miles) SE of Maebashi, Honshu, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.3 km (2.1 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=248, Nph=248, Dmin=193.5 km, Rmss=0.68 sec, Gp= 40°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usawas
    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

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