Japanese earthquake swarm

Japan Earthquake swarm

Dutchsinse,

9 December, 2012

Japan -- Earthquake swarm -- similar to the swarm last year (2011) before the large 9.0M occurred... also shows where Fukushima is in relation to the EQ swarm

Magnitude 5.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2012 December 09 23:50:35 UTC

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 23:50:35 UTC Monday, December 10, 2012 at 09:50:35 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.458°N, 143.781°E
Depth	37.9 km (23.6 miles)
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	242 km (150 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan 245 km (152 miles) E of Namie, Japan 249 km (154 miles) ESE of Yamoto, Japan 254 km (157 miles) SE of Ofunato, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.4 km (10.2 miles); depth +/- 9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=131, Nph=131, Dmin=507.6 km, Rmss=0.64 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc000e78y