April 30, 2015 at 01:10:00 JST
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M5.3 · 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 | 八戸市南郷区 | Aomori | — |
| 3 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 78.3 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 81.4 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 83.6 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 87.4 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 88.2 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 98.2 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 107.6 km |
| 2 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 116.9 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 118.6 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 120.3 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 120.5 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 122.5 km |
| 2 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 126.4 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 127.5 km |
| 2 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 128.4 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 129.0 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 130.0 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 131.3 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 134.7 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 135.5 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 136.4 km |
| 2 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 136.5 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 137.1 km |
| 2 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 137.4 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 139.4 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 140.0 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 146.5 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 146.6 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 146.8 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 146.8 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 146.9 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 148.0 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 148.2 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 148.2 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 148.5 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 149.2 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 149.4 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 149.5 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 152.1 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 152.7 km |
| 2 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 154.5 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 155.1 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 156.0 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 156.3 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 157.2 km |
| 2 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 162.2 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 164.7 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 164.8 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 164.9 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 165.9 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 169.8 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 170.4 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 170.5 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 171.6 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 173.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 174.0 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 179.0 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 180.6 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町小湊 | Aomori | 181.3 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 182.1 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 187.9 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 189.1 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 190.0 km |
| 2 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 190.5 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 191.4 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 198.3 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 200.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 204.9 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 206.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 206.7 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 208.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 209.1 km |
| 2 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 210.5 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 211.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 213.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 214.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 215.3 km |
| 2 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 217.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 217.5 km |
| 2 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 219.5 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 224.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 224.6 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 225.4 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 229.0 km |
| 2 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 231.7 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 232.3 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 235.3 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 237.6 km |
| 2 | Niikappu Town新冠町北星町 | Hokkaido | 254.2 km |
| 2 | 盛岡市玉山区渋民 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 紫波町日詰 | 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 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 80.0 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 82.1 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 93.6 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 98.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 101.0 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 101.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 102.0 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaizumi Town岩泉町大川 | Iwate | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 110.8 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 113.9 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 118.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 127.5 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 128.9 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 129.8 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 133.8 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 143.0 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 144.6 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 146.9 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 147.0 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 147.9 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 149.2 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 153.9 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 157.7 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 169.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 170.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 175.4 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 177.2 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 180.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 180.7 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 182.5 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内上清水 | Akita | 183.3 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村尻屋 | Aomori | 184.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 185.8 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 187.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 188.7 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 189.6 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 190.8 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上桧木内 | Akita | 192.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 193.6 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 193.7 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 195.2 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上荒井 | Akita | 196.9 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 198.0 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 198.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 199.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市太田町太田 | Akita | 199.5 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町小勝田 | Akita | 199.6 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 200.0 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 201.0 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 201.6 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 202.1 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町土崎 | Akita | 203.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市北長野 | Akita | 203.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 203.9 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市脇野沢 | Aomori | 204.8 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 205.0 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 205.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 206.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 206.9 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 207.5 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市山内土渕 | Akita | 208.0 km |
| 1 | Itayanagi Town板柳町板柳 | Aomori | 209.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 210.2 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市中央町 | Akita | 210.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市新田目 | Akita | 210.6 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市大曲花園町 | Akita | 211.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 214.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 214.2 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市敷島町 | Aomori | 214.8 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 216.6 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 216.7 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 216.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 216.9 km |
| 1 | Fujisato Town藤里町藤琴 | Akita | 217.2 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市金木町 | Aomori | 217.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 218.6 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市川連町 | Akita | 218.6 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市平鹿町浅舞 | Akita | 219.0 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市二ツ井町上台 | Akita | 219.3 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 219.9 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 220.0 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 221.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 222.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 222.1 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 222.4 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市沖鶴 | Akita | 224.2 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 224.3 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 225.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 226.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 227.1 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 227.3 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 228.2 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 229.0 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 229.1 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町築地 | Hokkaido | 229.9 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 230.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 232.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 232.7 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市東由利老方 | Akita | 232.9 km |
| 1 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 233.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 233.5 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市日ノ浜町 | Hokkaido | 235.5 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市上町 | Akita | 236.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 238.4 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町三石旭町 | Hokkaido | 239.6 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 240.6 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 242.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 242.5 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町野深 | Hokkaido | 242.5 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩谷町 | Akita | 242.7 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 245.3 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市前郷 | Akita | 246.4 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市矢島町矢島町 | Akita | 248.6 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 251.6 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 252.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 259.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 262.1 km |
| 1 | 渡島北斗市中央 | Hokkaido | 263.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 263.3 km |
| 1 | Nanae Town七飯町桜町 | Hokkaido | 267.7 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 270.5 km |
| 1 | Hidaka Region日高地方日高町門別 | Hokkaido | 271.7 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 277.8 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市飛鳥 | Yamagata | 281.0 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市山田 | Yamagata | 281.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 283.4 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 284.5 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市亀ケ崎 | Yamagata | 286.6 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 289.1 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 289.6 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 289.8 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 293.2 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 293.2 km |
| 1 | Tomakomai City苫小牧市末広町 | Hokkaido | 298.9 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 300.0 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 307.6 km |
| 1 | 新千歳空港 | Hokkaido | 312.4 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東4条 | Hokkaido | 315.4 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 316.1 km |
| 1 | Chitose City千歳市支笏湖温泉 | Hokkaido | 319.8 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Kiyota Ward札幌清田区平岡 | Hokkaido | 341.5 km |
| 1 | Ebetsu City江別市緑町 | Hokkaido | 351.2 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Higashi Ward札幌東区元町 | Hokkaido | 352.8 km |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 函館市美原 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 秋田市雄和妙法 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 由利本荘市尾崎 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 小坂町小坂上谷地 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 北秋田市阿仁銀山 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 横手市雄物川町今宿 | Akita | — |
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