Japan - Magnitude 6.4 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu

[Pathfinder]

Magnitude 6.4 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN


2012 June 17 20:32:20 UTC

• Details
• Summary
• Maps
• Scientific & Technical

Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

<TABLE id=parameters summary="Earthquake Details"><TBODY><TR><TH>Magnitude</TH><TD>6.4</TD></TR><TR><TH>Date-Time</TH><TD>

• Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 20:32:20 UTC
• Monday, June 18, 2012 at 05:32:20 AM at epicenter
• Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Location</TH><TD>38.894?N, 141.946?E</TD></TR><TR><TH>Depth</TH><TD>31.8 km (19.8 miles)</TD></TR><TR><TH>Region</TH><TD>NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN</TD></TR><TR><TH>Distances</TH><TD>113 km (70 miles) SE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
116 km (72 miles) NE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
157 km (97 miles) ENE of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
405 km (251 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Location Uncertainty</TH><TD>horizontal +/- 15.5 km (9.6 miles); depth +/- 7 km (4.3 miles)</TD></TR><TR><TH>Parameters</TH><TD>NST=556, Nph=560, Dmin=361.8 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 65?,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9
</TD></TR><TR><TH>Source</TH><TD>

• Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
  Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

</TD></TR><TR><TH>Event ID</TH><TD>usb000ahy0</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

• Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb000ahy0.php