Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 4.9 EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 06:39:43 UTC

Magnitude 4.9
Date-Time Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 06:39:43 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 03:39:43 PM local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 37.02N 139.87E
Depth 36.8 kilometers
Region EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 90 km (55 miles) NW of Mito, Honshu, Japan
90 km (55 miles) W of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
95 km (60 miles) SW of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
150 km (95 miles) N of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 15.2 km; depth +/- 26.5 km
Parameters Nst=23, Nph=23, Dmin=157.8 km, Rmss=1.21 sec, Erho=15.2 km, Erzz=26.5 km, Gp=123.7 degrees
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID us2009pgak

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