Magnitude 6.6 quake near the west coast of Honshu, Japan

Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:55 UTC

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The Anza group at the University of California San Diego operates a broadband seismograph network consisting of 17 three component broadband seismograph stations centered near Anza, California (see map).

On Saturday, October 23rd, 2004 at 1:56 AM (PDT) we recorded a quake (preliminary Mw 6.6) located near th west coast of Honshu, Japan.

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Initial source parameters for the recent event are shown below. The epicentral distance (distance separating the epicenter and the closest station in the recording network) for Anza is 8929 km (80.29 degrees).

This map shows the mainshock (red star) and any associated aftershocks (orange stars). Anza network stations are yellow triangles.

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Event Parameters

Latitude	Longitude	Origin time (UTC)	Origin time (PDT)	Depth (km)	Mw	Author
37.229	138.773	10/23/04 (297) 8:56 AM	10/23/04 (297) 1:56 AM	16	6.6	USGS
37.321	138.828	10/23/04 (297) 9:03 AM	10/23/04 (297) 2:03 AM	10	6.0	USGS
37.198	138.692	10/23/04 (297) 9:11 AM	10/23/04 (297) 2:11 AM	10	5.7	USGS
37.280	138.787	10/23/04 (297) 9:34 AM	10/23/04 (297) 2:34 AM	22	6.3	USGS
37.214	138.602	10/23/04 (297) 10:37 AM	10/23/04 (297) 3:37 AM	15	5.5	USGS
37.300	138.608	10/23/04 (297) 10:45 AM	10/23/04 (297) 3:45 AM	14	5.9	USGS
37.264	138.665	10/23/04 (297) 2:35 PM	10/23/04 (297) 7:35 AM	20	5.2	USGS
37.233	138.669	10/24/04 (298) 5:22 AM	10/23/04 (297) 10:22 PM	10	5.1	USGS
37.197	138.620	10/24/04 (298) 3:28 PM	10/24/04 (298) 8:28 AM	10	5.3	USGS
37.308	138.621	10/24/04 (298) 9:05 PM	10/24/04 (298) 2:05 PM	17	5.7	USGS

* The location and magnitude determined for this event are preliminary and are subject to change upon further review of seismic data.

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We operate a broadband station on Mt. Soledad. At 02:08 (PDT) station SOL recorded the P wave from this event. Here is a view of that event as picked by our analyst. A red P indicates a P wave arrival, a red S indicates an S wave arrival.

3 component seismometer recordings at Soledad

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URL: http://eqinfo.ucsd.edu/special_events/2004/297/a/index.php [Last updated: 2018-03-26 17:50:55 UTC]