Earthquake Alert:

Magnitude 6.5 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN

Magnitude 6.5 Mw
Date-Time 27 Mar 2011 22:23:56 UTC
28 Mar 2011 07:23:56 near epicenter
27 Mar 2011 21:23:56 standard time in your timezone

Location 38.405N 142.120E
Depth 5 km
Distances 109 km (68 miles) E (81 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
163 km (101 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
169 km (105 miles) SSE (149 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
370 km (230 miles) NE (34 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 13.1 km; Vertical 5.9 km
(Source: USGS)