== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event supersedes event AT00017871.
Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates: 36.137N, 141.446E
Magnitude: 6.8 Mw
Depth: 35 km
Universal Time (UTC): 7 May 2008 16:45:20
Time near the Epicenter: 8 May 2008 01:45:20
Local standard time in your area: 7 May 2008 17:45:20
Location with respect to nearby cities:
90 km (56 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of Mito, Honshu, Japan
114 km (71 miles) SSE (155 degrees) of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
161 km (100 miles) ENE (71 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan
ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008rtbu
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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