Japan Costal Hits with another Earth Quake With M 6.8 Today ( 14 March 2012)

Japan Hit with another Earth Quake With M 6.8 Today ( 14 March 2012), Japan coastal area Hit with another Earth Quake With M 6.8 Today ( 14 March 2012),UTC 9:08 Japan Costal Area Hit with 6.8M Earthquake today 14 March 2012

A strong earthquake has shaken northern Japan, and regional tsunami advisories have been issued.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said Wednesday evening's earthquake was 6.8 preliminary magnitude off the coast. A tsunami of about a half-meter was expected for Aomori and Iwate prefectures.

Iwate was in the region heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami.

The epicenter was about 146 miles south of Kushiro, Japan, on Hokkaido, Japan's northern island. It was a relatively shallow 16 miles from the ocean floor.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said there was no threat there or across the Pacific.

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Magnitude	6.8
Date-Time	Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 09:08:37 UTC Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 07:08:37 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	40.899°N, 144.923°E
Depth	26.6 km (16.5 miles)
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	235 km (146 miles) S of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 265 km (164 miles) SSE of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan 293 km (182 miles) E of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan 734 km (456 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 14.5 km (9.0 miles); depth +/- 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
Parameters	NST=228, Nph=228, Dmin=192.6 km, Rmss=0.94 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0008gs0