Magnitude 6.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, #JAPAN

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2011 March 15 09:49:54 UTC

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Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 09:49:54 UTC Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 06:49:54 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.348°N, 142.406°E
Depth	15.3 km (9.5 miles)
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	139 km (86 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 167 km (103 miles) SE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 177 km (109 miles) ESE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 301 km (187 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 0.3 km (0.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=284, Nph=288, Dmin=385.2 km, Rmss=0.61 sec, Gp= 47°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc00023e1

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