20 de enero, sismo5,2ºRichter FUERA DE LA COSTA ORIENTAL DE HONSHU

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.


Magnitude 5.2

Date-Time Friday, January 20, 2012 at 13:30:50 UTC

Friday, January 20, 2012 at 11:30:50 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones



Location 37.816°N, 143.295°E

Depth 20.5 km (12.7 miles)

Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Distances 217 km (134 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan

230 km (142 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan

249 km (154 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan

395 km (245 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan



Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 17.1 km (10.6 miles); depth +/- 7.7 km (4.8 miles)

Parameters NST=224, Nph=225, Dmin=466.4 km, Rmss=0.9 sec, Gp= 97°,

M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8

Source Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

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