Magnitude 7.2 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

2011 March 09 02:45:18 UTC

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Magnitude	7.2
Date-Time	Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 02:45:18 UTC Wednesday, March 09, 2011 at 11:45:18 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	38.510°N, 142.792°E
Depth	14.1 km (8.8 miles)
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 +/- 12.8 km (8.0 miles); depth +/- 1.8 km (1.1 miles)
Parameters	NST=464, Nph=469, Dmin=390.7 km, Rmss=1.06 sec, Gp= 29°, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=B
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0001r57

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