Earthquake in Japan

Magnitude 5.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2012 December 09 02:34:19 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 02:34:19 UTC Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:34:19 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.791°N, 143.590°E
Depth	30 km (18.6 miles)
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	212 km (131 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan 216 km (134 miles) SE of Ofunato, Japan 219 km (136 miles) ESE of Yamoto, Japan 221 km (137 miles) SE of Kamaishi, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 5.2 km (3.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=376, Nph=378, Dmin=470.9 km, Rmss=0.67 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000e6xb