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Magnitude 5.4 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

Monday, August 24, 2009 at 05:26:16 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.4
Date-Time
  • Monday, August 24, 2009 at 05:26:16 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, August 24, 2009 at 02:26:16 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 40.99N 140.10E
    Depth 163.5 kilometers
    Region EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances 55 km (35 miles) WNW of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
    100 km (65 miles) SSW of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
    130 km (80 miles) WNW of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
    590 km (365 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 11.6 km; depth +/- 12.4 km
    Parameters Nst=49, Nph=49, Dmin=280.0 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Erho=11.6 km, Erzz=12.4 km, Gp=80.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usksak

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