Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hit Bonin Islands, Japan Region

Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Hit Bonin Islands, Japan Region on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 21:48:09 UTC/07:48:09 AM at epicenter/.

Location - 26.876°N, 140.214°E ; Depth - 472.6 km (293.7 miles).

Distances - 201 km (124 miles) W of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan ; 255 km (158 miles) NNW of Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan ; 694 km (431 miles) S of Hachijo-jima, Izu Islands, Japan
and 979 km (608 miles) S of TOKYO, Japan.

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 13.4 km (8.3 miles); depth +/- 4.3 km (2.7 miles).

Parameters    NST=415, Nph=455, Dmin=197 km, Rmss=0.92 sec, Gp= 14°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=G.

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