Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2011 May 05

2011 May 05 14:58:21 UTC: OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Magnitude : 6.1
Date-Time : Thursday, May 05, 2011 at 14:58:21 UTC

                     Friday, May 06, 2011 at 12:58:21 AM at epicenter

Location : 38.173°N, 144.040°E

Depth : 24.2 km (15.0 miles)

Legend: Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

  Region      : OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

                     Distances:   276 km (171 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
                                          302 km (187 miles) ESE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan

 

                                          305 km (189 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan

                                          471 km (292 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan

Map of PACIFIC OCEAN

        

                         Location Uncertainty  : horizontal +/- 15.3 km (9.5 miles); depth +/- 7.1 km (4.4 miles)

Map of Japan

      Parameters          : NST=354, Nph=354, Dmin=434.1 km, Rmss=0.63 sec, Gp= 32°,
                                     M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8