Magnitude 4.8 - SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
2009 August 08 05:44:13 UTC
Earthquake Details
Magnitude | 4.8 |
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Location | 24.242°N, 125.177°E |
Depth | 19.3 km (12.0 miles) (poorly constrained) |
Region | SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN |
Distances | 100 km (65 miles) E of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan 330 km (205 miles) SW of Naha, Okinawa, Japan 340 km (210 miles) E of Su-ao, Taiwan 1890 km (1170 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan |
Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 12.4 km (7.7 miles); depth +/- 31.5 km (19.6 miles) |
Parameters | NST= 54, Nph= 54, Dmin=364.6 km, Rmss=1.13 sec, Gp=115°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=Q |
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Event ID | us2009kbah |
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