== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00550293.


Region: RYUKYU ISLANDS, JAPAN
Geographic coordinates: 27.523N, 128.389E
Magnitude: 6.2 Mw
Depth: 48 km
Universal Time (UTC): 8 Jul 2008 07:42:11
Time near the Epicenter: 8 Jul 2008 16:42:11
Local standard time in your area: 8 Jul 2008 14:42:11

Location with respect to nearby cities:
167 km (104 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of Naha, Okinawa, Japan
499 km (310 miles) SSW (205 degrees) of Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
1117 km (694 miles) S (173 degrees) of SEOUL, South Korea


ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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event ID : US 2008ufav

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC
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