BREAKING: 6.5 Earthquake hits near East Coast of Honshu. Tsunami Warning Issued for MIYAGI -KEN OKI Region

Image by Jason McArthur via FlickrBy Randy Economy
www.Economy4ABC.Blogspot.com
March 27, 2011
4:49 p.m. PST

JAPAN

A new 6.5 Earthquake has struck Japan, and a Tsunami Warning has been issued for the East Coast of Honshu. This was a very shallow earthquake. Damages are expected. The Tsunami warning does not include the West Coast of the United States at this time. Here in the official details of the Tsunami Warning and the Earththquake.

Tsunami Information NUMBER 2
(High Tide Time and Estimated Tsunami Arrival Time at each place)

Issued at 07:28 JST 28 Mar 2011

High Tide Time and Estimated Tsunami Arrival Time at each place
Careful attention advised if a tsunami arrives at high tide, as this boosts the height of waves.

Tsunami Forecast Region/
Tsunami Observation Site High Tide Time Estimated Tsunami
Arrival Time

MIYAGI PREF. (*1)
Ishinomaki-shi Ayukawa 08:28 JST 28 Mar 07:50 JST 28 Mar
Sendai-ko 08:39 JST 28 Mar 08:20 JST 28 Mar

*1 mark: Arrival of tsunami inferred.

Tsunami Warnings and/or Advisories are in currently effect for the following coastal regions of Japan:

MIYAGI PREF.
Although there may be slight sea-level changes in coastal regions other than the above, no tsunami damage is expected in those coastal regions.

Earthquake Information
Occurred at 07:24 JST 28 Mar 2011
Region name MIYAGI-KEN OKI
Latitude 38.3N
Longitude 142.4E
Depth Very Shallow
Magnitude 6.5

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	6.5
Date-Time	Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 22:23:56 UTC Monday, March 28, 2011 at 07:23:56 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	38.405°N, 142.120°E
Depth	5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Region	NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	109 km (67 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 156 km (96 miles) E of Yamagata, Honshu, Japan 161 km (100 miles) ENE of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 368 km (228 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 13.1 km (8.1 miles); depth +/- 5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=365, Nph=377, Dmin=404.1 km, Rmss=0.85 sec, Gp= 32°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0002cqa

Rapture Harold Camping