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Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - usfkbr

2005 November 14 21:38:51 UTC

A major earthquake occurred at 21:38:51 (UTC) on Monday, November 14, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Earthquake Details

Magnitude 7.0
Date-Time
  • Monday, November 14, 2005 at 21:38:51 (UTC)
    = Coordinated Universal Time
  • Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 7:38:51 AM
    = local time at epicenter
  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 38.101°N, 144.925°E
    Depth 11 km (6.8 miles) set by location program
    Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
    Distances
    350 km (220 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
    370 km (230 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
    370 km (230 miles) ESE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
    530 km (330 miles) ENE of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 4.1 km (2.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=259, Nph=259, Dmin=620.4 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 32°,
    M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=Q
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usfkbr

    • Preliminary Earthquake Report
    • U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
      World Data Center for Seismology, Denver


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