2012-02-08 12:01:37 (Mw 5.6) NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 37.8 138.1 (ebb0)

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Region:                            NEAR WEST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates:            37.838N, 138.099E
Magnitude:                        5.6 Mw
Depth:                            9 km
Universal Time (UTC):              8 Feb 2012  12:01:37
Time near the Epicenter:           8 Feb 2012  21:01:37
Local standard time in your area:  8 Feb 2012  12:01:37

Location with respect to nearby cities:
  84 km (52 miles) W (264 degrees) of Niigata, Honshu, Japan
 132 km (82 miles) N (357 degrees) of Nagano, Honshu, Japan
 181 km (113 miles) NNW (332 degrees) of Maebashi, Honshu, Japan
 283 km (176 miles) NNW (329 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan


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event ID                     :  US b0007xd0

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