Magnitude 6.1 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2005 June 19 16:15:15 UTC (Sunday 6-19-05)

USGS Earthquake Hazards ^ | June 19, 2005

[bd476]

Magnitude 6.1 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2005 June 19 16:15:15 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver

A strong earthquake occurred at 16:15:15 (UTC) on Sunday, June 19, 2005. The magnitude 6.1 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. The hypocentral depth was estimated to be 49 km (30 miles). (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time Sunday, June 19, 2005 at 16:15:15 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time
Monday, June 20, 2005 at 1:15:15 AM = local time at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 35.595°N, 140.456°E
Depth 48.7 km (30.3 miles)
Region NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances

65 km (40 miles) E of TOKYO, Japan
85 km (55 miles) S of Mito, Honshu, Japan
155 km (95 miles) SE of Maebashi, Honshu, Japan
170 km (105 miles) SSW of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan


Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles); depth +/- 12.3 km (7.6 miles)
Parameters Nst=126, Nph=126, Dmin=228.2 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp=112°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

[M. Espinola]

That is strange being so close to the same day in June.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Colorado Doug]

Wow! dueling quakes. California's turn next.

[LachlanMinnesota]

Does this mean Godzilla dna Mothra are comin' out again?

[bd476]

Ernest_at_the_Beach wrote:
CNN just mentioned another quake off N. California...???

They're probably talking about the 5.0 aftershock 1:29 a.m. Sunday June 19, 2005

[SuziQ]

YIKES! Our daughter and I are going to be in Tokyo one month from today! I hope things have settled down before then!