Earthquake Hits Japan, 6.8 Magnitude
by 
Rachel Sterne
May 07, 2008
Rachel Sterne
May 07, 2008 The US Geological Society has confirmed that a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit about 100 miles from Tokyo on the Honshu coast of Japan. See the latest update on the USGS site. Earthquakes with a magnitude above 5 are considered more serious.
| MAG | UTC DATE-TIME y/m/d h:m:s |
LAT deg |
LON deg |
DEPTH km |
Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAP | 6.8 | 2008/05/07 16:45:20 | 36.137 | 141.446 | 35.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 5.1 | 2008/05/07 16:24:11 | 36.123 | 141.838 | 35.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 5.9 | 2008/05/07 16:16:39 | 36.261 | 141.700 | 35.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 5.4 | 2008/05/07 16:12:28 | 36.335 | 141.737 | 35.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| MAP | 6.2 | 2008/05/07 16:02:06 | 36.216 | 141.449 | 35.0 | NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
Tags: Earthquake , Japan , Tokyo , 6.8 , Magnitude
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