February 20, 2015 at 13:25:00 JST
Off the Coast of Sanriku · M6.1 · Shindo 3
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 262.7 km |
| 3 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 148.4 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 151.0 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 156.5 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 164.3 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 191.4 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 204.1 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 211.2 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 212.7 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 213.5 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 215.0 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 217.0 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 217.5 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 219.3 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 220.5 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 220.9 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 221.0 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 221.8 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 223.3 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 224.6 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 224.6 km |
| 2 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 225.6 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 225.7 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 227.1 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 228.9 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 229.6 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 230.3 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 231.4 km |
| 2 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 231.7 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 231.8 km |
| 2 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 233.7 km |
| 2 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 235.4 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 238.9 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 239.9 km |
| 2 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 240.5 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 242.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 244.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 244.8 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 247.9 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 248.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 249.3 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 250.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 252.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 252.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 253.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 253.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 254.6 km |
| 2 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 256.5 km |
| 2 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 257.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 258.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 259.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 259.9 km |
| 2 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 261.4 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 263.6 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 264.1 km |
| 2 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 264.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 264.8 km |
| 2 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 264.9 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 267.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 267.6 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市太田町太田 | Akita | 268.0 km |
| 2 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 269.4 km |
| 2 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 270.2 km |
| 2 | 秋田美郷町土崎 | Akita | 270.5 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市北長野 | Akita | 272.7 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 273.3 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 273.8 km |
| 2 | Yokote City横手市中央町 | Akita | 274.4 km |
| 2 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 274.9 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 275.1 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 275.1 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 276.4 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 276.6 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市大曲花園町 | Akita | 279.2 km |
| 2 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 280.8 km |
| 2 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 281.6 km |
| 2 | Yokote City横手市平鹿町浅舞 | Akita | 282.4 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 282.4 km |
| 2 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 282.4 km |
| 2 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 282.7 km |
| 2 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 285.7 km |
| 2 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 286.3 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 287.0 km |
| 2 | Itayanagi Town板柳町板柳 | Aomori | 293.2 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 294.7 km |
| 2 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 297.8 km |
| 2 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 304.9 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 309.5 km |
| 2 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 310.0 km |
| 2 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市前郷 | Akita | 313.1 km |
| 2 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市西目町沼田 | Akita | 320.1 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 320.3 km |
| 2 | Murayama City村山市中央 | Yamagata | 322.2 km |
| 2 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 322.6 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 324.1 km |
| 2 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市平沢 | Akita | 326.4 km |
| 2 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 328.7 km |
| 2 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 329.7 km |
| 2 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 330.2 km |
| 2 | Kahoku Town河北町役場 | Yamagata | 330.3 km |
| 2 | Yuza Town遊佐町舞鶴 | Yamagata | 337.6 km |
| 2 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 338.0 km |
| 2 | Yuza Town遊佐町遊佐 | Yamagata | 338.1 km |
| 2 | Sakata City酒田市山田 | Yamagata | 339.7 km |
| 2 | Sakata City酒田市飛鳥 | Yamagata | 340.3 km |
| 2 | Shonai Town庄内町余目 | Yamagata | 344.2 km |
| 2 | Sakata City酒田市本町 | Yamagata | 346.6 km |
| 2 | Sakata City酒田市亀ケ崎 | Yamagata | 346.8 km |
| 2 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市藤島 | Yamagata | 347.2 km |
| 2 | Sakata City酒田市宮野浦 | Yamagata | 349.5 km |
| 2 | Mikawa Town三川町横山 | Yamagata | 350.5 km |
| 2 | Murakami City村上市岩船駅前 | Niigata | 408.9 km |
| 2 | 盛岡市玉山区渋民 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 紫波町日詰 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 八戸市南郷区 | Aomori | — |
| 2 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
| 2 | 秋田市雄和妙法 | Akita | — |
| 2 | 横手市雄物川町今宿 | Akita | — |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 152.4 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 154.7 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 158.2 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 166.5 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 168.8 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 170.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 174.7 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 175.8 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 189.4 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 191.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 192.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 194.7 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 196.6 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 198.5 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 202.4 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 204.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 209.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 209.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 209.9 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 209.9 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 211.1 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 211.9 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 213.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 216.9 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 217.2 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 217.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 218.8 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 221.0 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 223.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 226.4 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 228.1 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 236.2 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 237.3 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 237.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 241.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 245.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 246.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 250.0 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 251.8 km |
| 1 | Kazuno City鹿角市花輪 | Akita | 252.8 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 254.8 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内上清水 | Akita | 255.6 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 258.0 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 259.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 260.0 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町味噌内 | Akita | 265.5 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 267.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 268.3 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上荒井 | Akita | 268.8 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 269.1 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 270.4 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市山内土渕 | Akita | 271.0 km |
| 1 | Higashinaruse Village東成瀬村田子内 | Akita | 271.2 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市碇ヶ関 | Aomori | 272.0 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 272.2 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 273.5 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市安田柳堤地内 | Akita | 275.5 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 276.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 277.6 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市川連町 | Akita | 278.8 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 279.3 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市皆瀬 | Akita | 279.7 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市増田町増田 | Akita | 279.8 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市柏木町 | Aomori | 280.2 km |
| 1 | Kuroishi City黒石市市ノ町 | Aomori | 280.7 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市十文字町 | Akita | 280.9 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 282.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 282.3 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 282.8 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 283.5 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市佐竹町 | Akita | 284.3 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 285.0 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 285.5 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 285.6 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市沖鶴 | Akita | 285.6 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町宮崎 | Miyagi | 286.2 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 286.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 288.2 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 288.6 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 289.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市南外 | Akita | 289.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市新田目 | Akita | 290.6 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 290.7 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市横堀 | Akita | 291.6 km |
| 1 | Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村小沢田 | Akita | 292.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 292.2 km |
| 1 | Hirosaki City弘前市賀田 | Aomori | 293.7 km |
| 1 | Hirosaki City弘前市五所 | Aomori | 294.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 296.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 297.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 297.5 km |
| 1 | Mogami Town最上町向町 | Yamagata | 297.7 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市東由利老方 | Akita | 298.3 km |
| 1 | Fujisato Town藤里町藤琴 | Akita | 298.4 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市二ツ井町上台 | Akita | 299.8 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 300.5 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市金木町 | Aomori | 301.1 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市雄和女米木 | Akita | 301.2 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 303.3 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 303.5 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 303.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 303.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 304.2 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 306.1 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市常盤山谷 | Akita | 306.5 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市森田町 | Aomori | 306.5 km |
| 1 | Gojome Town五城目町西磯ノ目 | Akita | 307.4 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市山王 | Akita | 308.6 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市鳥海町伏見 | Akita | 309.4 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町鹿渡 | Akita | 310.7 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市昭和大久保 | Akita | 310.8 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市飯田川下虻川 | Akita | 310.8 km |
| 1 | Hachirogata Town八郎潟町大道 | Akita | 311.0 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 311.0 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩谷町 | Akita | 311.7 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 312.1 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 312.2 km |
| 1 | Imabetsu Town今別町今別 | Aomori | 313.0 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市矢島町矢島町 | Akita | 313.4 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩城内道川 | Akita | 313.6 km |
| 1 | Mamurogawa Town真室川町新町 | Yamagata | 315.2 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市天王 | Akita | 315.9 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市緑町 | Akita | 316.2 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市石脇 | Akita | 316.9 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町鵜川 | Akita | 317.9 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 318.7 km |
| 1 | Ogata Village大潟村中央 | Akita | 320.7 km |
| 1 | Okura Village大蔵村清水 | Yamagata | 323.4 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 324.0 km |
| 1 | Oga City男鹿市船川 | Akita | 329.6 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市金浦 | Akita | 330.7 km |
| 1 | Fukaura Town深浦町岩崎 | Aomori | 332.5 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市象潟町浜ノ田 | Akita | 332.7 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 332.9 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市観音寺 | Yamagata | 336.8 km |
| 1 | Shonai Town庄内町狩川 | Yamagata | 341.5 km |
| 1 | Yamanobe Town山辺町緑ケ丘 | Yamagata | 341.7 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 349.1 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東4条 | Hokkaido | 349.3 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市道田町 | Yamagata | 356.9 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 360.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市温海川 | Yamagata | 369.6 km |
| 1 | 山形川西町上小松 | Yamagata | 373.8 km |
| 1 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 378.0 km |
| 1 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 414.7 km |
| 1 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町弟子屈 | Hokkaido | 416.8 km |
| 1 | Agano City阿賀野市岡山町 | Niigata | 445.5 km |
| 1 | Kamo City加茂市幸町 | Niigata | 469.0 km |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 富谷町富谷 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 由利本荘市尾崎 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大仙市協和境野田 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 新発田市稲荷岡 | Niigata | — |
| 1 | 弟子屈町美里 | Hokkaido | — |
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