7.0 M – IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Preliminary Earthquake Report
Magnitude 7.0 M
Date-Time
1 Jan 2012 05:27:54 UTC
1 Jan 2012 14:27:54 near epicenter
31 Dec 2011 21:27:54 standard time in your timezone
Location 31.416N 138.155E
Depth 348 km
Distances
241 km (150 miles) SW (220 degrees) of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
368 km (228 miles) S (173 degrees) of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
395 km (245 miles) SSE (157 degrees) of Tsu, Honshu, Japan
495 km (308 miles) SSW (198 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 14.3 km; Vertical 9.7 km
Parameters Nph = 618; Dmin = 244.9 km; Rmss = 0.67 seconds; Gp = 25°
M-type = M; Version = 9
Event ID US c0007fbh
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