Magnitude 7.2 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 March 09 02:45:20 UTC

Earthquake Details
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Magnitude            7.2
Date-Time            Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 02:45:20 UTC
                     Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:45:20 AM at epicenter

Location             38.424°N, 142.836°E
Depth                32 km (19.9 miles) set by location program
Region               NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances            168 km (104 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
                     193 km (119 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
                     216 km (134 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
                     413 km (256 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 3.1 km (1.9 miles); depth fixed by
                     location program
Parameters           NST=494, Nph=494, Dmin=400.2 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Gp= 29°,
                     M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=B
Source               USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID             usb0001r57

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