TOKYO, Japan – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck Japanese Volcano Islands today.
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.3
Date-Time โข 4 Aug 2016 16:24:34 UTC
โข 5 Aug 2016 01:24:34 near epicenter
Location 24.948N 142.007E
Depth 510 km
Distances โข 70 km (43 mi) ENE of Iwo Jima, Japan
โข 1116 km (691 mi) SSE of Shimoda, Japan
โข 1130 km (700 mi) SSE of Oyama, Japan
โข 1131 km (701 mi) S of Tateyama, Japan
โข 1146 km (710 mi) NNW of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 1.8 km
Parameters Nph = 346; Dmin = 238.5 km; Rmss = 0.78 seconds; Gp = 13ยฐ