Earthquake in japan, japan earthquake, japan, japan tsunami, japon, terremoto en japon. Northeastern Japan was jolted Sunday morning by a 7.0 magnitude aftershock, the largest to hit here in more than three months, triggering a tsunami warning for coastal areas trying to recover from the March 11 mega-disaster.A powerful 7.1-magnitude japan earthquake, japan, japan tsunami, japon, terremoto en japon struck off the eastern Japan coast at 9:57 am (0057 GMT) local time Sunday, prompting the authorities to issue a tsunami warning for the northeastern coast.
| Earthquake Details | |
| This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. | |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Date-Time | |
| Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 00:57:12 UTC | |
| Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 10:57:12 AM at epicenter | |
| Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones | |
| Location | 38.040°N, 143.287°E |
| Depth | 18 km (11.2 miles) |
| Region | OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN |
| Distances | 212 km (131 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan |
| 239 km (148 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan | |
| 250 km (155 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan | |
| 409 km (254 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan | |
| Location Uncertainty | horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Parameters | NST=310, Nph=311, Dmin=441.9 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 32°, |