9/16/2011 Magnitude 6.6 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Source: USGS

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	6.6
Date-Time	Friday, September 16, 2011 at 19:26:42 UTC Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 04:26:42 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	40.288°N, 142.727°E
Depth	36.3 km (22.6 miles)
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	108 km (67 miles) ESE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 149 km (92 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 177 km (109 miles) ESE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan 574 km (356 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 15.3 km (9.5 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles)
Parameters	NST=447, Nph=447, Dmin=195.9 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0005vv7

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