Japan Earthquake Today – Tsunami Warning Issued

A big earthquake hit Japan today. The 6.7 magnitude quake was located east coast of Japan, near Honshu, early Thursday morning.

The Japanese Meteorological Agency already warned residents of the possible tsunami.

USGS map:

Earthquake details:

Magnitude: 6.7
Date-Time:

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 21:50:48 UTC
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 06:50:48 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location: 39.980°N, 142.247°E
Depth: 32 km (19.9 miles)
Region: NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances:

88 km (54 miles) SE of Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan
99 km (61 miles) ENE of Morioka, Honshu, Japan
157 km (97 miles) SE of Aomori, Honshu, Japan
524 km (325 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan