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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattles northeastern coast of Japan, U.S. Geological Survey reports.
Magnitude
7.1 (Preliminary magnitude — update expected within 15 minutes)
Date-Time
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 08:16:16 UTC
Monday, April 11, 2011 at 05:16:16 PM at epicenter
Location
36.915°N, 140.723°E
Depth
10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
23 km (14 miles) SW (223°) from Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
65 km (40 miles) NNE (19°) from Mito, Honshu, Japan
94 km (58 miles) SSE (166°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
164 km (102 miles) NNE (32°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
Error estimate not available
Parameters
NST= 16, Nph= 16, Dmin=228.7 km, Rmss=1.69 sec, Gp=137°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID
at00ljhaz3