Confirmed
December 10, 2016 at 13:45:00 JST
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M4.9 · Shindo 3
岩手県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth30 km
Stations165JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Hashikami Town階上町
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Morioka City盛岡市
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Fudai Village普代村
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Oirase Townおいらせ町
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Ichinoseki City一関市
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Ichinohe Town一戸町
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Tono City遠野市
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Hanamaki City花巻市
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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
165Observed 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 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 53.0 km |
| 3 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 84.3 km |
| 3 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 106.1 km |
| 3 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 117.0 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 58.0 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 60.4 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 68.3 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 68.6 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 89.5 km |
| 2 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 92.1 km |
| 2 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 92.8 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 95.8 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 96.1 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 97.2 km |
| 2 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 100.9 km |
| 2 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 103.0 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 103.7 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 105.7 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 106.5 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 107.3 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 108.7 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 109.3 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 110.0 km |
| 2 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 111.0 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 112.1 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 114.5 km |
| 2 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 115.6 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 117.5 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 121.5 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 122.6 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 122.9 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 123.0 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 123.6 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 123.7 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 124.5 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 125.0 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 128.2 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 128.5 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 129.1 km |
| 2 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 130.0 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 132.7 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 134.1 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 134.4 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 134.6 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 143.5 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 143.6 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 152.1 km |
| 2 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 156.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 157.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 165.2 km |
| 2 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 171.6 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 202.6 km |
| 2 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 55.4 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 63.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaizumi Town岩泉町岩泉 | Iwate | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 68.0 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 74.8 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaizumi Town岩泉町大川 | Iwate | 79.1 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市山形町 | Iwate | 79.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 84.5 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町消防分署 | Iwate | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町役場 | Iwate | 90.7 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 105.5 km |
| 1 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 115.6 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 118.0 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 120.3 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 123.4 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 123.9 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 126.4 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 130.0 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 132.0 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 132.3 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 132.6 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 133.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 133.7 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 135.5 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 137.8 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 139.1 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 140.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 142.9 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 149.1 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 151.2 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 151.8 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 152.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 152.0 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 152.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 153.2 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 155.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 155.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 157.1 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 157.7 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内上清水 | Akita | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 162.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 162.7 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 164.1 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 164.2 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 165.4 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 166.4 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 167.3 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内太田 | Iwate | 167.4 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 168.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 170.7 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上荒井 | Akita | 172.2 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町東勝楽丁 | Akita | 175.0 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町小勝田 | Akita | 175.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 175.4 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 175.6 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 176.1 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 178.2 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市北長野 | Akita | 179.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 181.1 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 182.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 183.4 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 184.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 188.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 188.9 km |
| 1 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 189.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 191.3 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 192.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 193.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 193.1 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 193.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 197.2 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 197.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 197.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 198.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 201.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 203.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 205.0 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 205.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 207.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 209.6 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 209.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 213.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 213.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 215.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 215.8 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 216.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 216.6 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 219.8 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 227.0 km |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 横手市雄物川町今宿 | Akita | — |
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: December 10, 2016 at 13:49:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:10
- P2PQUAKEIssued: December 10, 2016 at 13:49:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:10
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