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Magnitude Mw 7.0
Region EASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time 2008-06-13 at 23:43:49.7 UTC
Location 39.12 N ; 140.64 E
Depth 33 km
Distances 74 km E Sakata (pop 100,446 ; local time 08:43 2008-06-14)
15 km E Yuzawa (pop 33,536 ; local time 08:43 2008-06-14)