September 8, 2024 at 07:51:00 JST
Off the Coast of Sanriku · M4.6 · Shindo 2
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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 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 160.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 106.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 110.6 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 134.7 km |
| 1 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 147.8 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 154.4 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 159.0 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 159.9 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 160.6 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 167.4 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 169.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 171.7 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 173.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 173.8 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 175.6 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 175.7 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 176.9 km |
| 1 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 177.5 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 178.1 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 178.3 km |
| 1 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 179.4 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 181.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 181.9 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 182.2 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 188.9 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 196.9 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 220.3 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 240.0 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 274.4 km |
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