Magnitude 6.7 hits IZU Islands, Japan Region - Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 07:48:51 AM at epicenter

Magnitude 6.7 - IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

2009 August 12 22:48:51 UTC

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Magnitude	6.7
Date-Time	Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 22:48:51 UTC Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 07:48:51 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	32.816°N, 140.382°E
Depth	51 km (31.7 miles) set by location program
Region	IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances	60 km (40 miles) ESE of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan 300 km (190 miles) SE of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan 320 km (200 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan 325 km (200 miles) SE of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 5.6 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=156, Nph=156, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=1 sec, Gp= 58°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2009kfcp

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