Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake of SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN 2012 January 28

2012 January 28 07:14:54 UTC: SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Magnitude: 5.0

Date-Time : Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 07:14:54 UTC
Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 04:14:54 PM at epicenter

Location : 24.195°N, 124.266°E

Depth : 37.1 km (23.1 miles)

Region : SOUTHWESTERN RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN

Distances:

a) 24 km (14 miles) SSE of Ishigaki-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan

b) 249 km (154 miles) E of Su'ao, Taiwan

c) 272 km (169 miles) E of Hualien, Taiwan

d) 1115 km (692 miles) NNE of MANILA, Philippines

Location Uncertainty: horizontal +/- 17 km (10.6 miles); depth +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles)

Parameters : NST= 80, Nph= 89, Dmin=131.4 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp=108°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=8