A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck the East Coast of Honshu, Japan at a depth of 18 km ( 11.2 miles), the quake hit at 00:57:12 UTC Sunday 10th July 2011.
The epicenter was 212 km (131 miles) East of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0104Z 10 JUL 2011
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
REPORTED BY THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.
ORIGIN TIME - 0057Z 10 JUL 2011
COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 143.5 EAST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.1
This Earthquake was Later upgraded to a 7.3 Magnitude
