NE Honshu Earthquake

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Very strong coastal earthquake in Japan (NE Honshu)

Last update: March 27, 2012 at 12:08 pm by By 

M 6.0      2012/03/27 11:00     Depth 10.0 km      NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
08:00:43 PM at epicenter – Epicenter location see below in list
86 km (53 miles) E (79°) from Morioka, Honshu, Japan
Very strong earthquake approx. 20 km out of the Morioka coast.
JMA Japan reports a Magnitude of 6.4 at a depth of 10 km.
JMA Japan reports a max. intensity of 5- at Miyako-shi Moichi, Yamada-machi Hachimancho, Noda-mura Noda, Takizawa-mura Ukai, Hanamaki-shi Towacho
Earthquake-Report.com considers a 5+ as a minimum value to be damaging.
NO tsunami advisories or warnings are in effect
Update 12:06 UTC : The mainshock was followed 2 minutes later by a moderate M 5.1 aftershock.

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