RECENT JAPAN QUAKES

4.5 Mb - KYUSHU, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.5 Mb
Date-Time
22 May 2008 19:47:15 UTC
23 May 2008 04:47:15 near epicenter
22 May 2008 13:47:15 standard time in your timezone
Location
30.798N 131.303E
Depth
35 km
Distances
114 km (71 miles) SE (141 degrees) of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
127 km (79 miles) S (186 degrees) of Miyazaki, Kyushu, Japan
233 km (145 miles) SSE (166 degrees) of Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan
844 km (524 miles) SSE (151 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 13.6 km; Vertical 0.0 km
Parameters
Nph = 25; Dmin = 902.6 km; Rmss = 0.87 seconds; Gp = 133°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008siby

4.7 Mb - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
4.7 Mb
Date-Time
22 May 2008 17:40:02 UTC
23 May 2008 02:40:02 near epicenter
22 May 2008 11:40:02 standard time in your timezone
Location
41.571N 142.100E
Depth
70 km
Distances
116 km (72 miles) E (100 degrees) of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
129 km (80 miles) NNE (23 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
142 km (88 miles) NE (54 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
687 km (427 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 15.3 km; Vertical 10.7 km
Parameters
Nph = 18; Dmin = 100.8 km; Rmss = 1.01 seconds; Gp = 129°M-type = Mb; Version = Q
Event ID
US 2008sibp
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