A major earthquake occurred at 18:32:14 (UTC) on Sunday, November 28, 2004. The magnitude 7.0 event has been located in the HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION. (This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.)

Magnitude 7.0 Date-Time Sunday, November 28, 2004 at 18:32:14 (UTC) = Coordinated Universal Time Monday, November 29, 2004 at 3:32:14 AM = local time at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 42.998°N, 145.090°E Depth 43.8 km (27.2 miles) set by location program Region HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION Distances 55 km (35 miles) E of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan 235 km (145 miles) ESE of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan 930 km (580 miles) NNE of TOKYO, Japan 7125 km (4430 miles) NE of MOSCOW, Russia Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles); depth fixed by location program Parameters Nst=195, Nph=195, Dmin=476.9 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7 Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Event ID usrjap