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Off the E. Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.2 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Off the E. Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.2 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Off the E. Coast of Honshu, Japan 7.2 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Off the E. Coast of Honshu, Japan
Date: August 16, 2005
Time: 02:46:30 UTC; 9:46:30 pm CDT (8/15/05)
Latitude: 38.26 N
Longitude: 141.98 E
Magnitude: 7.2 Mw
Depth: 56 km
Distance: 87.25 deg (6,025 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time 02:59:13 UTC; 9:59:13 pm CDT (8/15/05).
S-wave arrival time: 03:9:46 UTC; 10:9:46 pm CDT (8/15/05).
SS-wave arrival time: 03:15:33 UTC; 10:15:33 pm CDT (8/15/05).
SKKS-wave arrival time: 03:22:47 UTC; 10:22:47 pm CDT (8/15/05).
The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.
The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.
The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.