October 14, 2020 at 19:42:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Shindo readings and epicentre
Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 134.9 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 62.8 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 64.3 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 65.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 72.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 81.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 97.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 103.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 105.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 112.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 120.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 120.9 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 122.6 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 127.3 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 129.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 129.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 130.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 132.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 139.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 143.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 144.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 144.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 150.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 151.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 158.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 164.9 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 166.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 166.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 171.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 171.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 172.5 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 176.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 188.4 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 197.2 km |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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