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Sunday, August 8, 2010

5.3 Earthquake shakes Ryukyu Islands - USGS

USGS

A magnitude of 5.3 earthquake rocks northwest region of Ryukyu Islands, Japan today at 1:04 a.am. (Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 16:04:07 UTC). 


The epicenter of the quake is at 195 miles, SWof Kagoshima, Kyushu; 235 miles N of Naha, Okinawa; 240 miles, SSW of Nagasaki, Kyushu; 790miles, WSW of Tokyo, Japan and with a depth of 148 miles.


No tsunami alerts have been issued at this time.


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010zrbp.php