Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake KYUSHU, JAPAN 2012 August 16

2012 August 16 23:46:49 UTC: KYUSHU, JAPAN EARTHQUAKE

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Magnitude: 5.0

Date-Time: Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 23:46:49 UTC

Friday, August 17, 2012 at 08:46:49 AM at epicenter

Earthquake data:

Location : 32.058°N, 130.069°E

Depth : 24 km (14.9 miles)

Region : KYUSHU, JAPAN

Distances:

a)13 km (8 miles) WNW of Akune, Japan

b)15 km (9 miles) SSE of Ushibuka, Japan

c)28 km (17 miles) W of Izumi, Japan

d)34 km (21 miles) NW of Sendai, Japan

Location Uncertainty:horizontal +/- 16.6 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 8.2 km (5.1 miles)

Parameters: NNST=164, Nph=165, Dmin=140.3 km, Rmss=0.66 sec, Gp= 65°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7