6.6 Mw - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 6.6 Mw
Date-Time
  • 16 Sep 2011 19:26:42 UTC
  • 17 Sep 2011 04:26:42 near epicenter
  • 16 Sep 2011 11:26:42 standard time in your timezone
Location 40.288N 142.727E
Depth 36 km
Distances
  • 107 km (66 miles) ESE (102 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
  • 150 km (93 miles) ENE (64 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
  • 180 km (112 miles) ESE (109 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
  • 576 km (358 miles) NNE (26 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 15.3 km; Vertical 4.2 km
Parameters Nph = 447; Dmin = 195.9 km; Rmss = 0.82 seconds; Gp = 32°
M-type = Mw; Version = 7
Event ID US c0005vv7

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