May 26, 2003 Sendai, Japan Earthquake

General Information

Source	Date	Time (UT)	Latitude	Longitude	Depth (km)	Magnitude
USGS	5/26/2003	09:24:33	38.89N	141.51E	69.2	7.0
IRIS	5/26/2003	09:24:32	38.93N	141.51E	52.80	6.9

• USGS Event Page

Seismograms

• IU PEPP Network Recording   (Time aligned along p-wave arrival)
• PPBLO 3-Component Record   (Indiana University, Bloomington, IN)
• PPOHH Drumplot   (Oak Hill HS, Converse, IN)
• Seismic Records for this Event   (USGS)
• Download Data for this Event   (IRIS - WILBER II)

Earthquake Maps

• Epicenter Location Map   (USGS)
• Epicenter Location Map showing depth and distance to nearby cities   (USGS)
• Historical Seismic Activity Map   (USGS)
• Historical Seismic Activity Map: Earthquakes Mag. 7 and greater since 1900   (USGS)
• Generalized Seismic Hazard Map of the region   (USGS)

News Articles

• Earthquake registering 7 hits Tohoku Region (Includes readers descriptions of the event)   from Japan Today Online (May 26)
• Strong quake hits North Japan, no deaths reported   from Reuters Online (May 26)
• Earthquake hits northern Japan   from ITV.com, UK (May 26)
• Quake Rattles Japan   from CBS News Online (May 26)
• Yen falls against the Euro as Japan earthquake spurs currency sales   from Bloomberg.com (May 26)

Pictures

• Strong quake rocks Japan (Includes video made during the earthquake)   from The BBC Online (May 26)

Previous Quakes in this Region

• Seismic Activity over the past 5 years in the North Pacific   (IRIS)

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