2011-03-27 22:23:58 UPDATED: (Mw 6.1) NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 38.4 142.1 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
***This event has been revised.

Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates: 38.402N, 142.102E
Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
Depth: 17 km
Universal Time (UTC): 27 Mar 2011 22:23:58
Time near the Epicenter: 28 Mar 2011 07:23:58
Local standard time in your area: 27 Mar 2011 17:23:58
Location with respect to nearby cities:
108 km (67 miles) E (81 degrees) of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
161 km (100 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
169 km (105 miles) SSE (150 degrees) of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
369 km (229 miles) NE (34 degrees) of TOKYO, Japan

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0002cqa
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2011-03-27 22:23:56 UPDATED: (Mw 6.5) NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 38.4 142.1 (40bce)

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Region: NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates: 38.405N, 142.120E
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 27 Mar 2011 22:23:56
Time near the Epicenter: 28 Mar 2011 07:23:56
Local standard time in your area: 27 Mar 2011 17:23:56
Location with respect to nearby cities:
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

ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
________________________________
event ID : US c0002cqa
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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[Tsunami Message - IOC] Tsunami Information Bulletin

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 2230Z 27 MAR 2011

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.

ORIGIN TIME - 2224Z 27 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 6.5

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE LOCAL
TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED WITHIN
A HUNDRED KILOMETERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES
IN THE REGION OF THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS
POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES
FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH
CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE
MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.