November 9, 2020 at 09:40:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 1
宮城県沖
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 13.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 36.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 37.9 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 42.6 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 44.4 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 50.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 50.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 51.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 53.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 53.6 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 56.0 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 57.9 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 59.3 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 62.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 63.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 64.8 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 66.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川旭 | Miyagi | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 68.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 68.9 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 69.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 69.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 74.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 76.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 78.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 81.9 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 82.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 83.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 83.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 84.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 84.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 95.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 96.0 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 98.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 99.4 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 107.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 110.5 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 115.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 123.4 km |
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