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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
  • Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 01:53:41 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, March 20, 2005 at 10:53:41 AM
    = local time at epicenter
    • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    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

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