Confirmed
August 31, 2016 at 05:05:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.9 · Shindo 2
茨城県沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations186JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Kasama City笠間市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南
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Furudono Town古殿町
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Takanezawa Town高根沢町
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Ichikai Town市貝町
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Omitama City小美玉市
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Hitachiota City常陸太田市
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MAP
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OBSERVATIONS
186Observed 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 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 103.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 105.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 105.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 105.4 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 110.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 114.9 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 129.3 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 133.8 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 134.3 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 140.0 km |
| 2 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 153.2 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 153.2 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 157.7 km |
| 2 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 159.1 km |
| 2 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 164.1 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 164.2 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 164.5 km |
| 2 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 167.9 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 168.0 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 185.7 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 107.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 109.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 112.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 113.0 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 114.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 114.7 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 115.1 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 115.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 117.2 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 118.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 119.5 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 119.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 121.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 121.2 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 122.2 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 125.7 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 126.3 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 127.2 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 127.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 128.0 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 128.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 129.6 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 131.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 131.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 131.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 133.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 134.7 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 134.8 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 134.9 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 135.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 136.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 136.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 139.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 139.2 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 140.9 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 141.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 142.2 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 142.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 144.1 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉舘ヶ丘 | Fukushima | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 144.6 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 144.9 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 145.0 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 145.3 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 145.7 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町北高岡天矢場 | Tochigi | 147.7 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 148.4 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市田中 | Ibaraki | 148.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 150.1 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 150.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 150.4 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 150.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 150.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 151.0 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 151.7 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 153.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 153.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 154.2 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 154.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 155.3 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市大金 | Tochigi | 155.8 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 156.6 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 156.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 157.0 km |
| 1 | Yabuki Town矢吹町一本木 | Fukushima | 157.7 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 158.7 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 159.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 160.6 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 160.7 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 160.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 162.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 163.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市八幡小路 | Fukushima | 163.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 164.4 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市井野 | Ibaraki | 164.9 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 165.0 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 165.1 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市新石下 | Ibaraki | 166.5 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 166.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木さくら市氏家 | Tochigi | 167.0 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市本町 | Tochigi | 167.5 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市共墾社 | Tochigi | 168.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 168.6 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 169.7 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 169.8 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 170.7 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 171.8 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 172.1 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 172.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 172.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 172.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 173.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 174.4 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 174.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 175.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市岩井 | Ibaraki | 176.9 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 179.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 179.6 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市蟇沼 | Tochigi | 179.9 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 179.9 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 180.3 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村曲藤 | Fukushima | 180.4 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市金崎 | Saitama | 185.5 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 185.8 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市粕壁 | Saitama | 190.2 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 190.9 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 191.0 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 191.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 191.6 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市谷原新田 | Saitama | 191.6 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 191.7 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 191.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 192.3 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 192.6 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 194.4 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 195.5 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 197.4 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 198.2 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 198.3 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 205.9 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 206.3 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 210.8 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 213.6 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 214.1 km |
| 1 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 218.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 222.7 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 223.3 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 224.8 km |
| 1 | Iruma City入間市豊岡 | Saitama | 225.7 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 226.2 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 226.2 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 227.9 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 229.6 km |
| 1 | Katashina Village片品村東小川 | Gunma | 232.3 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市粕川町 | Gunma | 232.3 km |
| 1 | 埼玉美里町木部 | Saitama | 236.6 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 236.9 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 240.0 km |
| 1 | Honjo City本庄市児玉町 | Saitama | 241.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 243.2 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 244.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 244.8 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 247.8 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市西倉内町 | Gunma | 248.4 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市吹屋 | Gunma | 250.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 252.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 259.8 km |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 牛久市城中町 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
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