Worldwide Earthquake

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Region: OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Geographic coordinates: 40.899N, 144.923E

Magnitude: 6.8 Mw

Depth: 26 km

Universal Time (UTC): 14 Mar 2012 09:08:37

Time near the Epicenter: 14 Mar 2012 19:08:37

Local standard time in your area: 14 Mar 2012 05:08:37

Location with respect to nearby cities:

234 km (145 miles) S (169 degrees) of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

292 km (181 miles) E (80 degrees) of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan

347 km (216 miles) ENE (67 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan

736 km (457 miles) NE (36 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS

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event ID : US b0008gs0

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