6.9 Mw - NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.9 Mw
Date-Time
  • 8 Nov 2011 02:59:06 UTC
  • 8 Nov 2011 11:59:06 near epicenter
  • 7 Nov 2011 18:59:06 standard time in your timezone
Location 27.291N 125.867E
Depth 209 km
Distances
  • 218 km (136 miles) NW (305 degrees) of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
  • 362 km (225 miles) NNE (27 degrees) of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
  • 497 km (309 miles) ENE (59 degrees) of T'AI-PEI, Taiwan
  • 1140 km (708 miles) S (186 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.2 km; Vertical 12.7 km
Parameters Nph = 90; Dmin = 243.8 km; Rmss = 1.34 seconds; Gp = 32°
M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Event ID US b0006lpm

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