September 5, 2020 at 10:34:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.4 · Shindo 2
茨城県沖
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 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 77.0 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 117.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 59.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 67.9 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 76.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 78.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 84.1 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 87.1 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 93.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 93.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 96.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 98.6 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 98.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 98.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 98.9 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 100.9 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 101.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 103.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 105.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 110.5 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 111.7 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 111.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 112.2 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 112.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 113.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 114.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 115.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 116.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 117.1 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 118.0 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 118.7 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 118.9 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 120.0 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 120.0 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 120.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 123.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 124.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 124.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 125.7 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 127.5 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 127.9 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 128.2 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 128.4 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 128.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 128.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 129.1 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 129.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 130.1 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 132.8 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 133.2 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 134.9 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 135.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 136.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 137.1 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 137.9 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 140.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 141.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 143.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 144.0 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 144.5 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 146.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 146.9 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 149.1 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 156.3 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 157.0 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 159.0 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 165.1 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 167.8 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 220.9 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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