Magnitude 6.8 SEA OF JAPAN
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 14:17:37 UTC
News Release
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 145 km (90 miles) west-northwest of Fukui or 460 km (285 miles) west-northwest of Tokyo at 8:17 AM MDT, Jul 16, 2007 (11:17 PM local time in Japan). The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. There have been no reports of damage.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
