September 23, 2015 at 23:44:00 JST
Southern Tochigi Prefecture · M3.7 · Shindo 2
栃木県南部
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
These municipalities had the highest station readings in this report. Open a place to compare this earthquake with its local history.
View local history
View local history
View local history
View local history
View local history
View local history
View local history
View local history
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.
Scroll horizontally to see the full table.
| Shindo | Station | Prefecture | Distance from epicentre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 11.2 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 2.9 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 8.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 10.8 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 11.2 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 17.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 17.6 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 20.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 21.6 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 21.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 22.5 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市旭町 | Tochigi | 23.8 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 24.5 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 25.0 km |
| 1 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 25.5 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市晃望台 | Tochigi | 27.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 27.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 28.3 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市今宮町 | Tochigi | 29.3 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 31.0 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市岩舟町静 | Tochigi | 31.8 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 31.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 32.3 km |
| 1 | 茨城古河市下大野 | Ibaraki | 32.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 32.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 32.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 33.7 km |
| 1 | Sano City佐野市中町 | Tochigi | 35.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 35.1 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 35.2 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 35.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 36.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 36.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 37.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 40.5 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 40.7 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 41.6 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 42.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 44.0 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 44.5 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 47.5 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 48.4 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 51.7 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 52.9 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 53.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 61.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 62.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 97.0 km |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 日光市中鉢石町 | Tochigi | — |
| 1 | 壬生町通町 | Tochigi | — |
| 1 | 下野市石橋 | Tochigi | — |
Report updates
Status, time and revision available in the stored report. Field-by-field differences may not be retained.
- Confirmed
Revision 1 · p2pquake
Sources and bulletins
Multiple source bulletins do not necessarily represent multiple corrections.
- P2PQUAKEIssued: September 23, 2015 at 23:49:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:43:23
Follow the next earthquake from the places that matter
Save important places, compare locally observed Shindo and receive notifications after station readings are confirmed.
- ✓Saved places
- ✓Local Shindo
- ✓Observed alerts
Understand this earthquake report
Read Shindo, magnitude and JMA information in the right context.
A guide to event and issue times, hypocentre, depth, Shindo, tsunami information, preliminary reports and corrections.
Read guide →5 min readWhat does earthquake depth mean?A plain-language guide to hypocentre depth and why shallow and deep earthquakes can feel very different.
Read guide →5 min readMagnitude vs Shindo: what is the difference?Magnitude describes the size of an earthquake at its source; Shindo describes shaking at a place. Learn why they are not interchangeable.
Read guide →6 min readCan every earthquake cause a tsunami?What creates a tsunami, why magnitude alone is not enough and when to leave the coast immediately.
Read guide →