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Magnitude 7.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2005 August 16 02:46:30 UTC Preliminary Earthquake Report
West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

A major earthquake occurred at 02:46:30 (UTC) on Tuesday, August 16, 2005. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located in NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)


Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 02:46:30 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 11:46:30 AM = local time at epicenter
Location	38.400°N, 141.800°E
Depth	55 km (34.2 miles) set by location program
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	82 km (51 miles) ENE (78°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan 138 km (86 miles) ENE (57°) from Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 157 km (98 miles) SSE (158°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan 354 km (220 miles) NNE (30°) from TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nst=042, Nph=042, Dmin=377.1 km, Rmss=1.24 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=1
Source	West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center/NOAA/NWS
Event ID	at00000390

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Event time in selected world time zones:

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:46:30 +1200 (NZST: Pacific/Auckland)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:46:30 +1000 (EST: Australia/Sydney)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:46:30 +0900 (JST: Asia/Tokyo)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:46:30 +0800 (WST: Australia/Perth)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:46:30 +0800 (HKT: Asia/Hong_Kong)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:16:30 +0530 (IST: Asia/Calcutta)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 06:46:30 +0400 (MSD: Europe/Moscow)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 05:46:30 +0300 (IDT: Asia/Jerusalem)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:46:30 +0200 (CEST: Europe/Amsterdam)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 03:46:30 +0100 (BST: Europe/London)
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 02:46:30 +0000 (UT: Universal Time)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:46:30 -0300 (BRT: America/Sao_Paulo)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 23:46:30 -0300 (ART: America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:46:30 -0400 (EDT: America/New_York)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:46:30 -0500 (CDT: America/Chicago)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:46:30 -0600 (MDT: America/Denver)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:46:30 -0700 (PDT: America/Los_Angeles)
Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:46:30 -1000 (HST: Pacific/Honolulu)