Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 6.2 SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 06:10:00 UTC

Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 06:10:00 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Sunday, February 07, 2010 at 03:10:00 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 23.47N 123.68E
Depth 24.6 kilometers
Region SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISL., JAPAN
Distances 115 km (70 miles) SSW of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
220 km (135 miles) ESE of Hua-lien, Taiwan
225 km (140 miles) ESE of Su-ao, Taiwan
2055 km (1280 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 3.7 km; depth +/- 10.5 km
Parameters Nst=246, Nph=246, Dmin=130.0 km, Rmss=0.89 sec, Erho=3.7 km, Erzz=10.5 km, Gp=24.1 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2010skal

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