6.4M earthquake in Japan at 8 a.m. HST
Posted on August 4, 2009. Tags: earthquake, japan, pacific, ryukyu islands
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Magnitude |
6.4 |
Date-Time |
- Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 00:18:00 UTC
- Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 09:18:00 AM at epicenter
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Location |
24.232°N, 125.007°E |
Depth |
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program |
Region |
SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN |
Distances |
- 84 km (52 miles) ESE (103°) from Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
- 322 km (200 miles) E (97°) from Su-ao, Taiwan
- 343 km (213 miles) SW (232°) from Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- 1150 km (714 miles) NNE (21°) from MANILA, Philippines
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Location Uncertainty |
horizontal +/- 5.1 km (3.2 miles); depth fixed by location program |
Parameters |
NST=159, Nph=159, Dmin=366 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 40°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6 |
Source |
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Event ID |
us2009jyab |
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