M6.3 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	6.3
Date-Time	20 Feb 2015 04:25:24 UTC 20 Feb 2015 14:25:24 near epicenter 19 Feb 2015 23:25:24 standard time in your timezone
Location	39.847N 143.569E
Depth	13 km
Distances	140 km (87 mi) E of Miyako, Japan 145 km (90 mi) ENE of Yamada, Japan 152 km (94 mi) ENE of Otsuchi, Japan 158 km (98 mi) ENE of Kamaishi, Japan 574 km (356 mi) NE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.6 km; Vertical 4.0 km
Parameters	Nph = 137; Dmin = 243.7 km; Rmss = 0.96 seconds; Gp = 51° Version =
Event ID	us c000trsc

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