December 29, 2020 at 01:15:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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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 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 22.9 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 27.3 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 28.1 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 35.7 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 37.7 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 41.8 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 43.3 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 43.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 52.4 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 58.6 km |
| 2 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 73.2 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 87.6 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 89.8 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 21.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 26.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 31.3 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 31.5 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 40.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 42.1 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 47.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 52.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 53.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 54.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 54.8 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 54.9 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 56.5 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 56.7 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 59.1 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 62.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 63.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 67.0 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 70.3 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 71.2 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 74.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 74.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 75.6 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 76.4 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡町 | Fukushima | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 78.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 79.3 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 81.2 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 82.8 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 85.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 86.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 87.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 88.4 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 92.2 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 93.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 105.1 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 114.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 116.4 km |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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