The USGS lists past years at about ONE 6.0 every 3 to 5 days !!

We’re getting one every 20 – 24 hours ! This means, by THEIR (usgs) stats.. Large quakes have increased by 33% or more this year.. if this uptick continues.. we will have over 365 large 6.0+ magnitude quakes this year !

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 6.2
Date-Time Monday, August 01, 2011 at 14:58:08 UTC

Monday, August 01, 2011 at 11:58:08 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time ZonesLocation 34.635°N, 138.443°E
Depth 10 km (6.2 miles) set by location program
Region NEAR THE SOUTH COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances 32 km (19 miles) S of Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan
60 km (37 miles) SW of Numazu, Honshu, Japan
64 km (39 miles) E of Hamamatsu, Honshu, Japan
163 km (101 miles) SW of TOKYO, Japan