USGS revises up to 9.0

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http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usc0001xgp/


Magnitude 9.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 March 11 05:46:23 UTC

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This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude
9.0
Date-Time
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.322°N, 142.369°E
Depth
32 km (19.9 miles) set by location program
Region
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
130 km (80 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan
178 km (110 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
373 km (231 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters
NST=350, Nph=351, Dmin=416.3 km, Rmss=1.46 sec, Gp= 29°,
M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usc0001xgp