M5.9 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Preliminary Earthquake Report

Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	2 May 2014 09:15:24 UTC 2 May 2014 19:15:25 near epicenter 2 May 2014 04:15:24 standard time in your timezone
Location	37.923N 144.208E
Depth	39 km
Distances	251 km (155 mi) SE of Kamaishi, Japan 251 km (155 mi) ESE of Ofunato, Japan 256 km (158 mi) SE of Otsuchi, Japan 260 km (161 mi) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan 473 km (293 mi) ENE of Tokyo, Japan
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 0.0 km; Vertical 5.8 km
Parameters	Nph = 404; Dmin = 463.5 km; Rmss = 0.68 seconds; Gp = 31° Version =
Event ID	us b000q6x6

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