December 4, 2015 at 09:42:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 22.2 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 36.2 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 36.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 46.3 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 46.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 59.8 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 80.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 15.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 16.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 17.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 19.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 26.8 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 27.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 34.7 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 36.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 37.0 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 44.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 51.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 55.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 62.5 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 64.5 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 67.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 68.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 73.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 76.8 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 81.3 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 1 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
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