October 16, 2016 at 16:58:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 3
宮城県沖
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 7.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 24.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 33.4 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 42.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 49.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 51.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 55.4 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 65.9 km |
| 2 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 29.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 31.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 34.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 42.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 43.2 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 47.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 47.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 48.0 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 51.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 54.0 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 54.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 55.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 56.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 57.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 58.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 61.1 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 61.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 62.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 62.8 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 63.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 63.8 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 64.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 65.2 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 66.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 67.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 68.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 68.9 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 71.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 71.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 72.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 72.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 73.5 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 78.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 81.1 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 83.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 84.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 85.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 85.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 86.6 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 87.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 89.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 91.7 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 93.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 101.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 102.2 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 103.2 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 103.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 105.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町関 | Miyagi | 107.3 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 108.3 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 110.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 114.8 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 115.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 115.2 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 116.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 119.1 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 126.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 127.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 129.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 131.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 132.5 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 134.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 136.7 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 137.9 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 138.9 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 159.2 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 160.1 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 163.4 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 165.7 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 171.3 km |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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: October 16, 2016 at 17:03:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:47
- P2PQUAKEIssued: October 16, 2016 at 17:03:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:47
- P2PQUAKEIssued: October 16, 2016 at 17:02:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:47
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 →