6.8 Mw - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN

6.8 Mw - EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude
6.8 Mw
Date-Time
23 Jul 2008 15:26:20 UTC
24 Jul 2008 00:26:20 near epicenter
23 Jul 2008 09:26:20 standard time in your timezone
Location
39.795N 141.426E
Depth
111 km
Distances
26 km (16 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
79 km (49 miles) S (185 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
115 km (72 miles) E (86 degrees) of Akita, Honshu, Japan
482 km (300 miles) NNE (17 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Horizontal: 4.6 km; Vertical
Parameters
Nph = 264; Dmin = 286.8 km; Rmss = 0.98 seconds; Gp = 32°M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID
US 2008uva4 ***This event supersedes event AT00682677.
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