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EARTHQUAKE: (M 6.4) OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

May 22, 2012

6.4 M - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude	6.4 M
Date-Time	20 May 2012 07:20:37 UTC 20 May 2012 17:20:37 near epicenter 20 May 2012 01:20:37 standard time in your timezone
Location	39.727N 143.037E
Depth	15 km
Distances	156 km (97 miles) ESE (123 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 163 km (101 miles) E (89 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan 232 km (144 miles) ESE (121 degrees) of Aomori, Honshu, Japan 536 km (333 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 16.4 km; Vertical 5.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 104; Dmin = 489.8 km; Rmss = 1.21 seconds; Gp = 68° M-type = M; Version = 7
Event ID	US b0009uu3

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