Japan Earthquake

Here is one of the first reports from the AP via CNN

Good thing the Typhoon was well west. That would have been interesting having an earthquake in the middle of a Typhoon. Below you will find preliminary data from the USGS with maps. Also the initial Tsunami Warnings from the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Here is the USGS initial report:

Magnitude	7.0
Date-Time	Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 02:39:30 UTC Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 11:39:30 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	37.615°N, 142.115°E
Depth	27 km (16.8 miles) set by location program
Region	OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances	125 km (75 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan 130 km (80 miles) ESE of Sendai, Honshu, Japan 145 km (90 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan 300 km (190 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 4.5 km (2.8 miles); depth fixed by location program
Parameters	NST=265, Nph=265, Dmin=367.7 km, Rmss=0.96 sec, Gp= 36°, M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	us2008urah

Here is a map of the location:

Here is the initial Tsunami Warning from the NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Here is the follow-up from the NOAA PTWC regarding no threat for Hawaii