Magnitude 7.0 OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2003 October 31 01:06:28 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
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Magnitude | 7.0 | |
| Date-Time |
Friday, October 31, 2003 at 01:06:28 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time Friday, October 31, 2003 at 11:06:28 AM local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones |
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| Location | 37.84N 142.62E | ||
| Depth | 10.0 kilometers | ||
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN | ||
| Reference |
160 km (100 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 175 km (110 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 190 km (120 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 350 km (220 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan |
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| Location Quality | Error estimate: horizontal +/- 4.5 km; depth fixed by location program | ||
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Location Quality Parameters |
Nst=341, Nph=341, Dmin=416.7 km, Rmss=0.78 sec, Erho=4.5 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=80.4 degrees | ||
| Source | USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) | ||
| Remarks | Felt strongly in Miyagi Prefecture. Felt in much of Tohoku District and as far away as Tokyo. A tsunami of about 50 cm was recorded along the Miyagi coast. Recorded (4 JMA) in Miyagi; (3 JMA) from Aomori to Shizuoka; (1 JMA) as far south as Aichi Prefecture. Recorded (2 JMA) in the Esahi area and (1 JMA) in eastern and south-central Hokkaido. |
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