Earthquake magnitude 9.0 epicenter (38.322°N, 142.369°E - USGS)
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earthquake epicenter, historical layer / disappeared object
Friday, March 11, 2011, 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011, 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Magnitude: 8.9
Coordinate: 38.322°N, 142.369°E
Energy released: 1.41253754462E+18 joules
Equivalent yield: 337.60457567 megatons of TNT
Distances:
* 130 km (81 miles) E (86°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
* 179 km (111 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
* 188 km (117 miles) SE (145°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
* 376 km (234 miles) NE (37°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
(Data Sources: USGS)
(Picture Sources: NOAA)
Latest Tsunami Warnings for the Pacific Rim can be found here:
www.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1
www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.03.11.143...
Friday, March 11, 2011, 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Magnitude: 8.9
Coordinate: 38.322°N, 142.369°E
Energy released: 1.41253754462E+18 joules
Equivalent yield: 337.60457567 megatons of TNT
Distances:
* 130 km (81 miles) E (86°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
* 179 km (111 miles) ENE (68°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
* 188 km (117 miles) SE (145°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
* 376 km (234 miles) NE (37°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters: NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=A
(Data Sources: USGS)
(Picture Sources: NOAA)
Latest Tsunami Warnings for the Pacific Rim can be found here:
www.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=1
www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.2011.03.11.143...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°19'57"N 142°22'8"E
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- Earthquake No.2 : 11 April 2012 (Mag. 8.6 - 2:38:37PM) 6411 km
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- Earthquake No.8 : 11 April 2012 (Mag. 5.4 - 5:34PM) 6551 km
- Earthquake No.7 : 11 April 2012 (Mag. 8.2 - 4:43PM) 6580 km
- Earthquake No.3 : 11 April 2012 (Mag. 6.0 - 3:27PM) 6596 km
- Earthquake No.4 : 11 April 2012 (Mag. 5.3 - 4:01PM) 6610 km
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