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Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan 6.7 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan
Date: July 16, 2007
Time: 01:13:28 UTC; 8:13:28 pm CDT (local 7/15/07).
Latitude: 37.57 N
Longitude: 138.44 E
Magnitude: 6.7 Mw
Depth: 8 km
Distance: 89.35 deg (6,170 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 01:26:19 UTC; 8:26:19 pm CDT (local 7/15/07)
S-wave arrival time: 01:37:06 UTC; 8:37:06 pm CDT (local 7/15/07)
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.