February 12, 2017 at 22:37:00 JST
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M4.8 · Shindo 3
岩手県沖
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 40.8 km |
| 3 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 42.1 km |
| 3 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 64.1 km |
| 3 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 76.4 km |
| 3 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 86.0 km |
| 3 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 91.9 km |
| 3 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 95.1 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 44.7 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 46.0 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 50.2 km |
| 2 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 54.6 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 58.3 km |
| 2 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 72.9 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 75.5 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 76.9 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 83.7 km |
| 2 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 85.1 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 86.2 km |
| 2 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 86.3 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 88.4 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 89.8 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 90.7 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 94.1 km |
| 2 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 95.2 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 95.6 km |
| 2 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 96.4 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 97.1 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 104.0 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 106.0 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 107.1 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 107.2 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 108.2 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 108.6 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 111.8 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 112.2 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 113.8 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 116.6 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 117.9 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 118.9 km |
| 2 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 121.3 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 123.3 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 123.3 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 126.8 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 128.4 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 131.5 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町小湊 | Aomori | 139.6 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 145.2 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 147.0 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 152.6 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 169.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 203.7 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 47.2 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 58.5 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市山形町 | Iwate | 62.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 67.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 69.8 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町消防分署 | Iwate | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町役場 | Iwate | 75.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 76.9 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 83.7 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 86.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 97.0 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 99.0 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 103.1 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 108.5 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 112.9 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 115.5 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 118.5 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 119.4 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 124.9 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 126.1 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 132.9 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 132.9 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 135.7 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 135.9 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町味噌内 | Akita | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 143.3 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 143.6 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 145.2 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内上清水 | Akita | 146.0 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 146.1 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 146.4 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 146.5 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 146.7 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 147.4 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 148.3 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 150.2 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 151.4 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 157.4 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 157.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 158.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 159.3 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町小勝田 | Akita | 163.0 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町東勝楽丁 | Akita | 163.1 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 163.1 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市脇野沢 | Aomori | 164.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 164.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市新田目 | Akita | 167.8 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 168.5 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 168.8 km |
| 1 | Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村小沢田 | Akita | 171.2 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 173.9 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市二ツ井町上台 | Akita | 176.2 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 177.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 180.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 180.2 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 184.2 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 187.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 188.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 189.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 189.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 191.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 192.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 193.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 196.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 197.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 198.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 199.4 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 201.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 203.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 204.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 207.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 210.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 214.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 214.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 215.9 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 221.0 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 227.8 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 286.6 km |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 小坂町小坂上谷地 | Akita | — |
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