2013-08-09 22:56:03 (M5.0) NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 36.9 141.1 (70301)

5.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	9 Aug 2013 22:56:03 UTC 10 Aug 2013 07:56:03 near epicenter 9 Aug 2013 13:56:03 standard time in your timezone
Location	36.913N 141.089E
Depth	56 km
Distances	23 km (14 mi) SE of Iwaki, Japan 33 km (20 mi) ENE of Kitaibaraki, Japan 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Takahagi, Japan 52 km (32 mi) NE of Hitachi, Japan 184 km (114 mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.5 km; Vertical 8.5 km
Parameters	Nph = 215; Dmin = 260.6 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 34° Version = 7
Event ID	us b000j04d

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