Confirmed
September 12, 2015 at 11:45:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.6 · Shindo 3
茨城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.6JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth40 km
Stations233JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Hitachi City日立市
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
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Mashiko Town益子町
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Kasama City笠間市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Furudono Town古殿町
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Takanezawa Town高根沢町
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
233Observed Shindo by station
These are actual readings reported at JMA and partner stations, not estimates.
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| Shindo | Station | Prefecture | Distance from epicentre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 57.0 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 45.9 km |
| 2 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 49.1 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 53.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 62.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 62.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 68.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 72.7 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 73.0 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 73.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 74.6 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 74.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 80.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 80.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 81.1 km |
| 2 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 81.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 82.6 km |
| 2 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 83.8 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 83.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 84.3 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 84.3 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 85.2 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 87.7 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 89.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 90.1 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 90.7 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 90.9 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 91.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 91.6 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 92.5 km |
| 2 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 97.1 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 97.3 km |
| 2 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 101.1 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 102.5 km |
| 2 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 103.7 km |
| 2 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 103.7 km |
| 2 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 104.5 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 105.0 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 105.2 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 105.4 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 2 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 107.1 km |
| 2 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 111.1 km |
| 2 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 114.1 km |
| 2 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 114.3 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 117.2 km |
| 2 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 118.5 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 120.2 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 121.3 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市荒町 | Tochigi | 122.1 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 123.3 km |
| 2 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 125.1 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 126.0 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 127.4 km |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 2 | 宇都宮市白沢町 | Tochigi | — |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 39.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 47.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 48.0 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 52.8 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 54.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 56.1 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 60.0 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 65.2 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 73.8 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 74.1 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 74.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 79.1 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 81.2 km |
| 1 | Hanawa Town塙町塙 | Fukushima | 81.3 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 84.4 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉舘ヶ丘 | Fukushima | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 87.1 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 92.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 95.8 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 97.0 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 98.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 100.0 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 103.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市八幡小路 | Fukushima | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市役所 | Tochigi | 103.9 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町北高岡天矢場 | Tochigi | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 107.0 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 108.0 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 108.3 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 109.1 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 109.1 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市大金 | Tochigi | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 109.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 109.6 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 110.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 111.2 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市共墾社 | Tochigi | 112.8 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 112.9 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 113.8 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市本町 | Tochigi | 114.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木さくら市喜連川 | Tochigi | 114.6 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 115.6 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 115.6 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 115.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 117.3 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村曲藤 | Fukushima | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 117.5 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市あたご町 | Tochigi | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 119.3 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 123.9 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 124.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 125.2 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 125.3 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 126.2 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 126.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市海老ヶ島 | Ibaraki | 128.3 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 128.6 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 129.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 129.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 130.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 131.5 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市塩原庁舎 | Tochigi | 134.3 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 135.0 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 135.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 136.8 km |
| 1 | Ushiku City牛久市中央 | Ibaraki | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市本城町 | Ibaraki | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 138.8 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市晃望台 | Tochigi | 139.3 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市鬼怒 | Ibaraki | 139.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 139.6 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市今宮町 | Tochigi | 140.9 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 140.9 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 142.1 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 142.9 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 143.1 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 143.5 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 144.1 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 145.7 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市水海道諏訪町 | Ibaraki | 145.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 147.2 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市旭町 | Tochigi | 147.6 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市万町 | Tochigi | 148.0 km |
| 1 | 茨城古河市仁連 | Ibaraki | 148.9 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市口粟野 | Tochigi | 149.0 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 149.2 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 149.5 km |
| 1 | Nogi Town野木町丸林 | Tochigi | 153.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城古河市下大野 | Ibaraki | 154.2 km |
| 1 | Sakai Town境町旭町 | Ibaraki | 155.5 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市岩舟町静 | Tochigi | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Sano City佐野市葛生東 | Tochigi | 157.6 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市東宝珠花 | Chiba | 157.9 km |
| 1 | Sano City佐野市中町 | Tochigi | 157.9 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 158.0 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Goka Town五霞町小福田 | Ibaraki | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Kashiwa City柏市旭町 | Chiba | 159.3 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 161.2 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市金崎 | Saitama | 161.8 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 164.2 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 166.1 km |
| 1 | Ashio, Nikko City日光市足尾町中才 | Tochigi | 167.2 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 167.9 km |
| 1 | Saitama Iwatsuki Wardさいたま岩槻区本丸 | Saitama | 171.8 km |
| 1 | Ashikaga City足利市大正町 | Tochigi | 173.3 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 175.7 km |
| 1 | Saitama Minuma Wardさいたま見沼区堀崎 | Saitama | 176.2 km |
| 1 | Chiyoda Town千代田町赤岩 | Gunma | 178.6 km |
| 1 | Saitama Kita Wardさいたま北区宮原 | Saitama | 179.0 km |
| 1 | Oizumi Town大泉町日の出 | Gunma | 179.9 km |
| 1 | Ota City太田市浜町 | Gunma | 181.0 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市織姫町 | Gunma | 181.5 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市元宿町 | Gunma | 181.5 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 183.7 km |
| 1 | Chiyoda City東京千代田区大手町 | Tokyo | 185.6 km |
| 1 | Midori Cityみどり市笠懸町 | Gunma | 186.1 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 187.0 km |
| 1 | Ota City太田市粕川町 | Gunma | 188.9 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市新里町 | Gunma | 189.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsuyama City東松山市松葉町 | Saitama | 190.1 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 191.0 km |
| 1 | Kumagaya City熊谷市江南 | Saitama | 191.2 km |
| 1 | Namegawa Town滑川町福田 | Saitama | 191.9 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市境 | Gunma | 192.4 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 193.6 km |
| 1 | Suginami City東京杉並区高井戸 | Tokyo | 194.9 km |
| 1 | Ranzan Town嵐山町杉山 | Saitama | 195.6 km |
| 1 | Chofu City調布市西つつじヶ丘 | Tokyo | 200.5 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市西倉内町 | Gunma | 202.3 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 202.3 km |
| 1 | Honjo City本庄市児玉町 | Saitama | 206.0 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市吹屋 | Gunma | 207.1 km |
| 1 | Nagatoro Town長瀞町野上下郷 | Saitama | 211.1 km |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 結城市結城 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 牛久市城中町 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 稲敷市柴崎 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 筑西市下中山 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 日光市中鉢石町 | Tochigi | — |
| 1 | 下野市石橋 | Tochigi | — |
| 1 | 下野市小金井 | Tochigi | — |
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