Magnitude 9.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC

Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude            9.0
Date-Time            Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
                     Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter

Location             38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth                32 km (19.9 miles) set by location program
Region               NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances            129 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
                     177 km (109 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
                     177 km (109 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
                     373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by
                     location program

Parameters           NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
                     M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A

Source               USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID             usc0001xgp

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/