Confirmed
February 24, 2015 at 11:29:00 JST
Off the Coast of Sanriku · M5.9 · Shindo 2
三陸沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM5.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations196JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Oirase Townおいらせ町
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Mutsu Cityむつ市
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Hanamaki City花巻市
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Hashikami Town階上町
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Miyako City宮古市
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Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町
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Gonohe Town五戸町
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Yamada Town山田町
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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
196Observed 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 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 132.1 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 132.2 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 133.2 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 134.1 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 145.2 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 154.5 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 186.2 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 200.7 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 202.4 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 202.7 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 205.1 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 206.9 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 208.2 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 208.5 km |
| 2 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 209.8 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 210.2 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 210.4 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 210.7 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 213.7 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 216.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 218.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 219.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 223.8 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 225.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 226.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 227.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 227.7 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 228.4 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 234.5 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 236.1 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 236.7 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 238.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 238.6 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 247.8 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 257.5 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 269.2 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 269.5 km |
| 2 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市西目町沼田 | Akita | 300.7 km |
| 2 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 312.6 km |
| 2 | 八戸市南郷区 | Aomori | — |
| 2 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 盛岡市玉山区渋民 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 紫波町日詰 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 秋田市雄和妙法 | Akita | — |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 143.6 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 145.5 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 145.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 156.3 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 161.4 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 162.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 165.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 167.2 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 169.6 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 173.2 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 174.0 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 176.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 176.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 183.8 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 184.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 190.5 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 191.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 192.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 196.6 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 197.8 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 199.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 199.9 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 200.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 201.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 202.0 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 202.0 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 206.4 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 208.5 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 209.2 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 210.0 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 210.1 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 216.8 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 216.9 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 216.9 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 216.9 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 217.0 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 217.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 217.8 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 219.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 223.5 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 225.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 227.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 229.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 232.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 233.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 233.7 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 234.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 234.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 234.6 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 236.1 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 236.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 237.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 237.1 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 238.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 239.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 240.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 241.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 242.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 243.4 km |
| 1 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 245.4 km |
| 1 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 245.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 245.9 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 247.9 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市太田町太田 | Akita | 249.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 249.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 249.9 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 250.1 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市山内土渕 | Akita | 250.5 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町土崎 | Akita | 251.5 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上荒井 | Akita | 251.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 251.9 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 252.1 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町東勝楽丁 | Akita | 252.4 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市中央町 | Akita | 254.2 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市北長野 | Akita | 254.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 255.4 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 257.2 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市川連町 | Akita | 257.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 258.1 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 259.0 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 259.2 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 259.9 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 260.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 261.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町宮崎 | Miyagi | 261.2 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市平鹿町浅舞 | Akita | 261.9 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 262.1 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 262.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 264.2 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 265.7 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 269.0 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 269.8 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 270.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市南外 | Akita | 270.5 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 271.1 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 274.3 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 276.1 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 276.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 276.5 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 276.5 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 276.8 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市東由利老方 | Akita | 278.3 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 278.8 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 281.5 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 282.6 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市雄和女米木 | Akita | 283.2 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 285.4 km |
| 1 | Itayanagi Town板柳町板柳 | Aomori | 286.4 km |
| 1 | Fujisato Town藤里町藤琴 | Akita | 287.0 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市二ツ井町上台 | Akita | 287.7 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市鳥海町伏見 | Akita | 288.7 km |
| 1 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 291.4 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 291.5 km |
| 1 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 291.6 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市山王 | Akita | 292.1 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩谷町 | Akita | 292.9 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市矢島町矢島町 | Akita | 293.1 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市前郷 | Akita | 293.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 293.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 294.4 km |
| 1 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 295.1 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩城内道川 | Akita | 295.6 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 295.7 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 296.9 km |
| 1 | Murayama City村山市中央 | Yamagata | 297.3 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 297.5 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 297.7 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 299.6 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市天王 | Akita | 300.6 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 302.5 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 303.4 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 305.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 306.2 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市平沢 | Akita | 306.6 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 316.4 km |
| 1 | Yuza Town遊佐町遊佐 | Yamagata | 316.6 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市山田 | Yamagata | 317.3 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 317.9 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市飛鳥 | Yamagata | 318.1 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市亀ケ崎 | Yamagata | 324.8 km |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 由利本荘市尾崎 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大仙市協和境野田 | Akita | — |
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