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Magnitude 5.8 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

2007 December 07 22:51:01 UTC

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Magnitude

5.8 (Preliminary
magnitude --- subject to revision)

Date-Time

Friday, December 07, 2007 at 22:51:01 UTC

Saturday, December 08, 2007 at 08:51:01 AM at epicenter

Location

28.268°N, 138.922°E

Depth

505 km (313.8 miles) set by location program

Region

BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

Distances

350 km (218 miles) WNW (293°) from Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands,
Japan

455 km (283 miles) NNW (329°) from Iwo-jima, Volcano Islands,
Japan

725 km (450 miles) S (170°) from Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan

826 km (514 miles) S (186°) from TOKYO, Japan

Location
Uncertainty

Error estimate not available

Parameters

Nst=006, Nph=006, Dmin=346.9 km, Rmss=0.35 sec,
Gp=151°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=1

Source

West Coast and Alaska Tsunami
Warning Center/NOAA/NWS

Event
ID

at00369826

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

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