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Magnitude 5.0 BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 17:05:20 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Sunday, July 06, 2008 at 17:05:20 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Monday, July 07, 2008 at 03:05:20 AM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 27.88N 142.38E
    Depth 59.1 kilometers
    Region BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
    Distances 90 km (55 miles) N of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan
    360 km (225 miles) NNE of Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
    900 km (560 miles) SSE of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.0 km; depth +/- 23.0 km
    Parameters Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=1036.7 km, Rmss=0.98 sec, Erho=15.0 km, Erzz=23.0 km, Gp=130.8 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usudbl

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