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M 5.6 - OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 2012-12-07 22:59:57 UTC

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Magnitude	mb 5.6
Region	OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Date time	2012-12-07 22:59:57.0 UTC
Location	37.77 N ; 143.78 E
Depth	2 km
Distances	259 km E Sendai (pop 1,037,562 ; local time 07:59:57.1 2012-12-08) 230 km E Ishinomaki (pop 117,233 ; local time 07:59:57.1 2012-12-08) 225 km SE Kesennuma (pop 59,116 ; local time 07:59:57.1 2012-12-08)

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