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Magnitude 7.2 - NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

2004 September 5 10:07:07 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.2 (Major)
Date-Time
  • Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 10:07:07 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 7:07:07 PM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 33.062°N, 136.608°E
    Depth 14 km (8.7 miles) set by location program
    Region NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances 180 km (110 miles) S of Tsu, Honshu, Japan
    185 km (115 miles) SE of Wakayama, Honshu, Japan
    205 km (130 miles) SSE of Osaka, Honshu, Japan
    410 km (255 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.5 km (2.2 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=398, Nph=398, Dmin=412.5 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 36°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=T
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnaah
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