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Magnitude 5.0 RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 09:50:14 UTC

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time
  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 09:50:14 (UTC) - Coordinated Universal Time
  • Thursday, November 05, 2009 at 06:50:14 PM local time at epicenter

  • Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
    Location 24.24N 126.97E
    Depth 10.0 kilometers
    Region RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
    Distances 225 km (140 miles) SSW of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
    280 km (175 miles) E of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
    1770 km (1100 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan
    Location Uncertainty Error estimate: horizontal +/- 12.9 km; depth fixed by location program
    Parameters Nst=30, Nph=30, Dmin=314.5 km, Rmss=1.17 sec, Erho=12.9 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=118.2 degrees
    Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
    Event ID usnqav

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