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last updated: 05/07/08 18:43.17 (PDT)
On Wednesday May 7 2008 at 9:45 AM (PDT) the USArray seismic network recorded an earthquake (preliminary Mw 6.8) located near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
Initial source parameters for this tremor are indicated below. The epicentral distance (i.e. distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network, NLWA) for the USArray is 7481 km (67.31 degrees).
If you felt the quake, the USGS would like to know. Please add your comments to the USGS page "Did you feel it?".
Location Maps
The red star denotes the earthquake epicenter. Triangle symbols are active stations at the time of the earthquake in the USArray (excluding ANSS backbone stations, which are represented by a diamond symbol) and colored by network. Gray lines are major rivers.
Global View:
Regional View:
| Transportable Array (TA) | |
| UC San Diego (AZ) | |
| CalTech (CI) | |
| UN Reno (NN) | |
| Uni. Utah (UU) | |
| ANSS backbone stations (US) |
Solution Parameters
| Solution Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Local Date: | Wednesday May 7, 2008 |
| Local Time: | 9:45 AM PST |
| Universal Time: | 05/07/08 (128) 16:45.20 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 6.8 Mw |
| Latitude: | 36.1370 |
| Longitude: | 141.4460 |
| Depth: | 35 km |
| Author: | QED |
| Authoritative: | yes |
Waveforms
You may view plots showing this event as recorded by USArray instruments:
- Vertical components from the closest 50 USArray stations that recorded the event across the whole network
- 3 components recorded by the closest USArray station to the event
Proximity to Population Centers
- 90 km (55 miles) ESE of Mito, Honshu, Japan
- 115 km (70 miles) SSE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
- 160 km (100 miles) ENE of Tokyo, Japan
- 195 km (125 miles) SSE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
News Links
- USGS page for this event
- Bloomberg: "Japan Is Hit by Two Earthquakes; Six People Injured (Update2)"
- Reuters: "Magnitude 6.8 quake hits off Japan – USGS"
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Current seismic activity measured by USArray
Click the links below to observe near real time maps of earthquakes recorded by the USArray deployment:
Further information
Learn more about the Array Network Facility (ANF) component of USArray, the USArray experiment, the EarthScope project, and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
