Confirmed
November 22, 2016 at 10:38:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.9 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth20 km
Stations270JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Naraha Town楢葉町
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Ichinoseki City一関市
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Mashiko Town益子町
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Aizubange Town会津坂下町
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Aizumisato Town会津美里町
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Kakuda City角田市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
270Observed 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 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 152.7 km |
| 3 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 44.4 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 44.5 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 46.2 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 53.2 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 54.7 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 55.1 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 56.7 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 60.0 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 61.0 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 62.7 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 63.1 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 66.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 68.3 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 72.7 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 73.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 75.7 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 77.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 78.8 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 79.6 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 84.0 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 84.1 km |
| 2 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 85.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 86.1 km |
| 2 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 91.2 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 92.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 93.1 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 96.8 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 99.2 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 100.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 100.9 km |
| 2 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 102.4 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 102.7 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 102.8 km |
| 2 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 103.0 km |
| 2 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 103.1 km |
| 2 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 103.5 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 104.2 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 106.7 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 107.4 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 107.4 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 107.9 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 109.0 km |
| 2 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 109.2 km |
| 2 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 110.2 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 111.1 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 111.3 km |
| 2 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 112.9 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 114.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 114.4 km |
| 2 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 115.7 km |
| 2 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 116.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 116.7 km |
| 2 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 119.2 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 120.4 km |
| 2 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 123.1 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 123.5 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 124.4 km |
| 2 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 131.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 132.6 km |
| 2 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 133.5 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 136.5 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 136.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 137.9 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 138.9 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 144.0 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 145.6 km |
| 2 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 146.1 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 146.4 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 146.6 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 147.4 km |
| 2 | Yugawa Village湯川村清水田 | Fukushima | 148.4 km |
| 2 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 149.6 km |
| 2 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 150.5 km |
| 2 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 151.2 km |
| 2 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 151.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 152.2 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 152.3 km |
| 2 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 154.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 155.8 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 159.7 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 160.1 km |
| 2 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 160.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 161.0 km |
| 2 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 164.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 164.8 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 167.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 169.2 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 193.2 km |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区本町 | Fukushima | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 68.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 70.9 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Miharu Town三春町大町 | Fukushima | 93.4 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 97.3 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 97.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 99.1 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 101.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 102.8 km |
| 1 | Yabuki Town矢吹町一本木 | Fukushima | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 104.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 107.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 109.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 111.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 115.0 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 116.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 117.5 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 118.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 122.1 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 123.9 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 124.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 126.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 126.9 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 127.7 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 127.9 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 128.2 km |
| 1 | Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町関 | Miyagi | 128.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 129.0 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 129.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 129.8 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 131.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 131.4 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 131.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 134.2 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 134.2 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市本町 | Tochigi | 136.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 138.0 km |
| 1 | Bandai Town磐梯町磐梯 | Fukushima | 139.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 140.1 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 142.4 km |
| 1 | Shimogo Town下郷町高陦 | Fukushima | 142.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 142.7 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 143.3 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 143.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 144.0 km |
| 1 | Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市材木町 | Fukushima | 144.5 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 144.7 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市駅前 | Yamagata | 145.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 145.4 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市金池 | Yamagata | 145.8 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 145.8 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町本郷庁舎 | Fukushima | 146.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 147.1 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 147.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 147.9 km |
| 1 | Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市北会津町 | Fukushima | 148.0 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 148.0 km |
| 1 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 148.7 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 148.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 149.3 km |
| 1 | Kitakata City喜多方市塩川町 | Fukushima | 149.3 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 151.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 152.3 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 152.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 153.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 153.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 154.6 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 155.2 km |
| 1 | 山形川西町上小松 | Yamagata | 156.4 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 156.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 157.5 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 158.6 km |
| 1 | Kitakata City喜多方市高郷町 | Fukushima | 160.3 km |
| 1 | Yanaizu Town柳津町柳津 | Fukushima | 161.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 162.1 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 162.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 162.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 162.9 km |
| 1 | Yamanobe Town山辺町緑ケ丘 | Yamagata | 163.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 163.2 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 163.5 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 163.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 164.0 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 165.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 165.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 166.4 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 167.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 167.7 km |
| 1 | Higashine City東根市中央 | Yamagata | 167.9 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 168.7 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 168.9 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 168.9 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 169.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町宮崎 | Miyagi | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Nishiaizu Town西会津町登世島 | Fukushima | 169.7 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市晃望台 | Tochigi | 169.8 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町黒鴨 | Yamagata | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 170.6 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 171.6 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町役場 | Yamagata | 172.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 174.8 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 175.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 175.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 177.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 177.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 177.6 km |
| 1 | Obanazawa City尾花沢市若葉町 | Yamagata | 182.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 182.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 183.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 184.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 186.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 186.6 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 188.8 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 189.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 191.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 194.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 201.0 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 201.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 201.9 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 203.4 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 207.9 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 210.5 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 212.7 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 215.5 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 218.6 km |
| 1 | Kamo City加茂市幸町 | Niigata | 223.9 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 231.3 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 231.4 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 231.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 231.9 km |
| 1 | Mitsuke City見附市昭和町 | Niigata | 232.3 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 236.5 km |
| 1 | Iruma City入間市豊岡 | Saitama | 241.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 278.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 286.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 会津若松市東栄町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 西会津町野沢 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: November 22, 2016 at 10:41:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:21
- P2PQUAKEIssued: November 22, 2016 at 10:41:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:21
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