ΠΡΩΤΗ ΕΠΙΣΗΜΗ ΚΑΤΑΓΡΑΦΗ ΤΟΥ ΦΟΝΙΚΟΥ ΣΕΙΣΜΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΙΑΠΩΝΙΑ

Magnitude Mw 8.9 Region NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Date time 2011-03-11 05:46:23.0 UTC Location 38.30 N ; 142.50 E Depth 22 km Distances 106 km E Ishinomaki (pop 117,233 ; local time 14:46:23.8 2011-03-11) 99 km SE Kesennuma (pop 59,116 ; local time 14:46:23.8 2011-03-11)

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist