8.8 M - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report Magnitude 8.8 M
Date-Time 11 Mar 2011 05:46:23 UTC
11 Mar 2011 14:46:23 near epicenter
11 Mar 2011 05:46:23 standard time in your timezone
Location 38.322N 142.369E
Depth 24 km
Distances 130 km (81 miles) E (86 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
179 km (111 miles) ENE (68 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
188 km (117 miles) SE (145 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
376 km (234 miles) NE (37 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.5 km; Vertical
Parameters Nph = 351; Dmin = 416.3 km; Rmss = 1.46 seconds; Gp = 28°
M-type = M; Version = A
Event ID US c0001xgp ***This event has been revised.
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