Magnitude 7.1 NEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 10:55:55 UTC
News Release
The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: An earthquake occurred about 165 km (100 miles) W of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan and 320 km (200 miles) SSW of TOKYO, Japan at 4:55 AM MDT, Aug 9, 2009 (7:55 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.
Felt (V) at Narita; (IV) at Akiruno, Atsugi, Ayase, Chiba, Ebina, Fussa, Hamura, Sagamihara, Tokyo, Yokohama, Yokosuka and Zushi; (III) at Fuchu, Fujisawa, Hachioji, Kawasaki, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Nagoya, Osaka, Tachikawa, Tsukuba, Yamato and Zama; (II) at Misawa, Honshu. Also felt at Aizu-Wakamatsu, Akishima, Amagasaki, Chofu, Fuso, Gotemba, Hayama, Hitachi, Ibaraki, Ichikawa, Ichinoseki, Iida, Inagi, Inzai, Isehara, Isesaki, Kakuda, Kamakura, Kashiwa, Kasukabe, Kawagoe, Kawaguchi, Kiryu, Kobe, Koganei, Kokubunji, Komae, Komoro, Koriyama, Koshigaya, Machida, Maebashi, Matsumoto, Mitaka, Miura, Nakano, Obu, Ohara, Oizumi, Okaya, Ome, Saitama, Sendai, Shizuoka, Takanezawa, Takasaki, Tama, Toda, Tokorozawa, Tono, Uenohara, Urayasu, Utsunomiya, Wakayama, Yamato- Koriyama and Yatomi.
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
