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April 20, 2016 at 03:39:00 JST
Amakusa and Ashikita Region, Kumamoto Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 3
熊本県天草・芦北地方
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Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.1JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations175JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Uki City宇城市
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Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本市南区
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Kamiamakusa City上天草市
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Hikawa Town氷川町
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Ashikita Town芦北町
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Isa City伊佐市
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Uto City宇土市
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Mashiki Town益城町
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
175Observed 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 | 八代市鏡町 | Kumamoto | 6.5 km |
| 3 | Hikawa Town氷川町島地 | Kumamoto | 6.9 km |
| 3 | 八代市千丁町 | Kumamoto | 8.3 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市不知火町 | Kumamoto | 8.6 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市小川町 | Kumamoto | 9.5 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市松橋町 | Kumamoto | 9.6 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市豊野町 | Kumamoto | 14.8 km |
| 3 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区富合町 | Kumamoto | 15.3 km |
| 3 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市大矢野町 | Kumamoto | 16.0 km |
| 3 | 八代市坂本町 | Kumamoto | 18.9 km |
| 3 | 八代市泉支所 | Kumamoto | 20.9 km |
| 3 | 八代市松江城町 | Kumamoto | — |
| 2 | Hikawa Town氷川町宮原 | Kumamoto | 8.7 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市三角町 | Kumamoto | 10.4 km |
| 2 | Uto City宇土市浦田町 | Kumamoto | 11.5 km |
| 2 | 八代市東陽町 | Kumamoto | 12.6 km |
| 2 | 八代市平山新町 | Kumamoto | 13.9 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区城南町 | Kumamoto | 17.9 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市松島町 | Kumamoto | 18.3 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町馬場 | Kumamoto | 18.4 km |
| 2 | Kosa Town甲佐町豊内 | Kumamoto | 20.5 km |
| 2 | 八代市泉町 | Kumamoto | 20.8 km |
| 2 | Kashima Town嘉島町上島 | Kumamoto | 21.6 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本西区春日 | Kumamoto | 22.3 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市姫戸町 | Kumamoto | 23.7 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町永富 | Kumamoto | 24.5 km |
| 2 | Ashikita Town芦北町田浦町 | Kumamoto | 27.9 km |
| 2 | Mashiki Town益城町宮園 | Kumamoto | 29.5 km |
| 2 | Tamana City玉名市天水町 | Kumamoto | 30.0 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市龍ヶ岳町 | Kumamoto | 30.5 km |
| 2 | Itsuki Village五木村甲 | Kumamoto | 31.0 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市倉岳町 | Kumamoto | 32.3 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本北区植木町 | Kumamoto | 34.3 km |
| 2 | Ashikita Town芦北町芦北 | Kumamoto | 34.9 km |
| 2 | Koshi City合志市竹迫 | Kumamoto | 36.8 km |
| 2 | Nishihara Village西原村小森 | Kumamoto | 38.0 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市口之津町 | Nagasaki | 38.5 km |
| 2 | Kuma Village球磨村渡 | Kumamoto | 39.1 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市五和町 | Kumamoto | 39.8 km |
| 2 | Minamata City水俣市牧ノ内 | Kumamoto | 45.8 km |
| 2 | Kikuchi City菊池市旭志 | Kumamoto | 45.8 km |
| 2 | Minamata City水俣市陣内 | Kumamoto | 46.8 km |
| 2 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市蟹作町 | Kumamoto | 47.5 km |
| 2 | Nagashima Town長島町獅子島 | Kagoshima | 50.4 km |
| 2 | Isa City伊佐市大口山野 | Kagoshima | 50.6 km |
| 2 | Shiiba Village椎葉村総合運動公園 | Miyazaki | 54.0 km |
| 2 | Nagashima Town長島町伊唐島 | Kagoshima | 55.9 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市河浦町 | Kumamoto | 57.3 km |
| 2 | Isa City伊佐市大口鳥巣 | Kagoshima | 59.9 km |
| 2 | Nagashima Town長島町鷹巣 | Kagoshima | 60.2 km |
| 2 | Isa City伊佐市菱刈前目 | Kagoshima | 65.5 km |
| 2 | Kirishima City霧島市横川町中ノ | Kagoshima | 77.1 km |
| 2 | 山都町下馬尾 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | Mifune Town御船町御船 | Kumamoto | 22.4 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市布津町 | Nagasaki | 24.6 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本中央区大江 | Kumamoto | 24.9 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市深江町 | Nagasaki | 27.0 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Higashi Ward熊本東区佐土原 | Kumamoto | 27.0 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市西有家町 | Nagasaki | 28.9 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市有明町 | Kumamoto | 29.0 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市有家町 | Nagasaki | 29.2 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市横島町 | Kumamoto | 31.3 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市南有馬町 | Nagasaki | 33.0 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市北有馬町 | Nagasaki | 33.5 km |
| 1 | Koshi City合志市御代志 | Kumamoto | 34.7 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市雲仙出張所 | Nagasaki | 35.0 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町雲仙 | Nagasaki | 35.1 km |
| 1 | Gyokuto Town玉東町木葉 | Kumamoto | 35.6 km |
| 1 | Kikuyo Town菊陽町久保田 | Kumamoto | 36.0 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市岱明町 | Kumamoto | 36.3 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市栖本町 | Kumamoto | 36.9 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市中尾 | Kumamoto | 36.9 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市御所浦町 | Kumamoto | 37.8 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町北本町 | Nagasaki | 39.3 km |
| 1 | Ozu Town大津町大津 | Kumamoto | 40.1 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市加津佐町 | Nagasaki | 40.5 km |
| 1 | Ozu Town大津町引水 | Kumamoto | 40.7 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿央町 | Kumamoto | 41.7 km |
| 1 | Yamae Village山江村山田 | Kumamoto | 42.0 km |
| 1 | Nagomi Town和水町江田 | Kumamoto | 42.2 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市本渡町本渡 | Kumamoto | 42.8 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市南串山町 | Nagasaki | 43.1 km |
| 1 | Tsunagi Town津奈木町小津奈木 | Kumamoto | 43.7 km |
| 1 | Sagara Village相良村深水 | Kumamoto | 44.1 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市本町 | Kumamoto | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市西間下町 | Kumamoto | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町須惠 | Kumamoto | 46.2 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿本町 | Kumamoto | 46.3 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市隈府 | Kumamoto | 46.5 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市老人福祉センター | Kumamoto | 47.2 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町深田 | Kumamoto | 47.3 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市新和町 | Kumamoto | 47.6 km |
| 1 | Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村河陽 | Kumamoto | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町上球磨消防署 | Kumamoto | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Omuta City大牟田市昭和町 | Fukuoka | 48.7 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町多良木 | Kumamoto | 48.9 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町免田東 | Kumamoto | 48.9 km |
| 1 | Nishiki Town錦町一武 | Kumamoto | 49.8 km |
| 1 | Mizukami Village水上村岩野 | Kumamoto | 50.2 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市菊鹿町 | Kumamoto | 50.3 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町岡原 | Kumamoto | 50.6 km |
| 1 | Reihoku Town苓北町志岐 | Kumamoto | 52.6 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村下福良 | Miyazaki | 54.5 km |
| 1 | 熊本高森町高森 | Kumamoto | 55.0 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿北町 | Kumamoto | 57.2 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市高田町 | Fukuoka | 57.2 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市山川町 | Fukuoka | 58.2 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市緑町 | Kagoshima | 61.3 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市天草町 | Kumamoto | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Isahaya City諫早市多良見町 | Nagasaki | 63.5 km |
| 1 | Ebino Cityえびの市加久藤 | Miyazaki | 64.1 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市矢部村 | Fukuoka | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市本町 | Fukuoka | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市三橋町 | Fukuoka | 65.2 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市高尾野町 | Kagoshima | 65.8 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町指江 | Kagoshima | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Yusui Town湧水町吉松 | Kagoshima | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市中津江村栃野 | Oita | 67.3 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市野田町 | Kagoshima | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町寺迫 | Miyazaki | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町三田井 | Miyazaki | 67.6 km |
| 1 | Chikugo City筑後市山ノ井 | Fukuoka | 68.3 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市黒木町今 | Fukuoka | 69.1 km |
| 1 | Morotsuka Village諸塚村家代 | Miyazaki | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Oki Town大木町八町牟田 | Fukuoka | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Nagasaki City長崎市元町 | Nagasaki | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市牛深町 | Kumamoto | 70.0 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市川副 | Saga | 70.5 km |
| 1 | 福岡広川町新代 | Fukuoka | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Satsuma Townさつま町神子 | Kagoshima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Yusui Town湧水町栗野 | Kagoshima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市東与賀 | Saga | 73.6 km |
| 1 | Akune City阿久根市赤瀬川 | Kagoshima | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市城島町 | Fukuoka | 73.8 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi Town白石町有明 | Saga | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Akune City阿久根市鶴見町 | Kagoshima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Kanzaki City神埼市千代田 | Saga | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Ogi City小城市芦刈 | Saga | 77.8 km |
| 1 | Satsuma Townさつま町宮之城屋地 | Kagoshima | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市津福本町 | Fukuoka | 78.6 km |
| 1 | Satsuma Townさつま町宮之城保健センタ | Kagoshima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | 宮崎美郷町田代 | Miyazaki | 79.1 km |
| 1 | Miyaki Townみやき町三根 | Saga | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Kamimine Town上峰町坊所 | Saga | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市祁答院町 | Kagoshima | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市野尻町東麓 | Miyazaki | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市東郷町 | Kagoshima | 85.6 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市杷木池田 | Fukuoka | 86.5 km |
| 1 | Ogori City小郡市小郡 | Fukuoka | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市樋脇町 | Kagoshima | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市入来町 | Kagoshima | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市中郷 | Kagoshima | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Hyuga City日向市東郷町山陰 | Miyazaki | 90.5 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市神田町 | Kagoshima | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Saito City西都市上の宮 | Miyazaki | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町新町 | Fukuoka | 92.1 km |
| 1 | 宮崎都農町川北 | Miyazaki | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町下高場 | Fukuoka | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町篠隈 | Fukuoka | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Aira City姶良市加治木町本町 | Kagoshima | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市三瀬 | Saga | 96.8 km |
| 1 | 宮崎都農町役場 | Miyazaki | 97.8 km |
| 1 | Kawaminami Town川南町川南 | Miyazaki | 98.6 km |
| 1 | Kagoshima City鹿児島市本城 | Kagoshima | 98.8 km |
| 1 | Hyuga City日向市大王谷運動公園 | Miyazaki | 98.9 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市三重町 | Oita | 101.4 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市北川町川内名白石 | Miyazaki | 101.9 km |
| 1 | Ichikikushikino Cityいちき串木野市緑町 | Kagoshima | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Kama City嘉麻市大隈町 | Fukuoka | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Makurazaki City枕崎市高見町 | Kagoshima | 150.1 km |
| 1 | 延岡市北方町卯 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 門川町本町 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 日之影町岩井川 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 姶良市蒲生町上久徳 | Kagoshima | — |
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