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EMSC earthquake notification (REVISION) Magnitude 8.8 11/03/2011 0546 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN These parameters are preliminary and subject to revisions. For updates, please consult www.emsc-csem.org A magnitude 8....

EMSC earthquake notification (REVISION) Magnitude 8.8 11/03/2011 0546 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN These parameters are preliminary and subject to revisions. For updates, please consult www.emsc-csem.org A magnitude 8.8 earthquake has occurred NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN at 38.33N 142.40E Depth 30km 11/03/2011 at 054624 (Universal Time) Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities 97 km E Ishinomaki (pop 117233, local time 144624.4 2011-03-11) 90 km SE Kesennuma (pop 59116, local time 144624.4 2011-03-11) Comments Manual location disseminated on 11/03/2011 0635 (UTC) EMSC cannot guarantee the receipt or timeliness of an e-mail after sending. For maps and additional data, please consult www.emsc-csem.org Links to regional seismological observatories earthquake.usgs.gov This location has been computed thanks to the data provided by the following seismological institutes BGSG GFZ NEIR SC3 See the full list of data providers at www.emsc-csem.org This EMSC service is jointly operated by the LDG (Laboratoire de Detection et de Geophysique, Bruyeres-le-Chatel, France) and the IGN (Instituto Geografico Nacional, Madrid, Spain).