Confirmed
April 9, 2018 at 05:05:00 JST
Western Shimane Prefecture · M4.6 · Shindo 4
島根県西部
Maximum Shindo4JMA
MagnitudeM4.6JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations185JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo4
Ohda City大田市
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Kawamoto Town川本町
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Abu Town阿武町
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Unnan City雲南市
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Masuda City益田市
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Iwakuni City岩国市
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Gotsu City江津市
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Izumo City出雲市
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OBSERVATIONS
185Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ohda City大田市大田町 | Shimane | 9.1 km |
| 3 | 島根美郷町粕淵 | Shimane | 13.3 km |
| 3 | 島根美郷町君谷 | Shimane | 17.4 km |
| 3 | Ohda City大田市仁摩町仁万 | Shimane | 18.2 km |
| 3 | Kawamoto Town川本町川本 | Shimane | 24.0 km |
| 3 | Ohda City大田市温泉津町小浜 | Shimane | 25.0 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市多伎町小田 | Shimane | 9.1 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市佐田町反辺 | Shimane | 12.3 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市湖陵町二部 | Shimane | 14.8 km |
| 2 | Unnan City雲南市掛合町掛合 | Shimane | 19.1 km |
| 2 | Iinan Town飯南町頓原 | Shimane | 21.1 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市塩冶有原町 | Shimane | 21.8 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市大社町杵築南 | Shimane | 22.6 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市今市町 | Shimane | 23.2 km |
| 2 | Iinan Town飯南町下赤名 | Shimane | 24.3 km |
| 2 | Unnan City雲南市三刀屋町三刀屋 | Shimane | 26.5 km |
| 2 | 島根美郷町都賀本郷 | Shimane | 26.9 km |
| 2 | Unnan City雲南市木次町里方 | Shimane | 29.9 km |
| 2 | Unnan City雲南市加茂町加茂中 | Shimane | 32.7 km |
| 2 | Shobara City庄原市高野町 | Hiroshima | 33.2 km |
| 2 | Izumo City出雲市平田町 | Shimane | 33.9 km |
| 2 | Gotsu City江津市桜江町川戸 | Shimane | 35.7 km |
| 2 | Onan Town邑南町下口羽 | Shimane | 36.1 km |
| 2 | Onan Town邑南町矢上 | Shimane | 37.4 km |
| 2 | Onan Town邑南町瑞穂支所 | Shimane | 38.1 km |
| 2 | 広島三次市布野町 | Hiroshima | 39.1 km |
| 2 | Gotsu City江津市江津町 | Shimane | 40.6 km |
| 2 | 広島三次市君田町 | Hiroshima | 42.2 km |
| 2 | Hamada City浜田市殿町 | Shimane | 58.0 km |
| 2 | Hamada City浜田市三隅町三隅 | Shimane | 74.7 km |
| 2 | Masuda City益田市常盤町 | Shimane | 91.0 km |
| 2 | Hagi City萩市須佐 | Yamaguchi | 111.8 km |
| 2 | Iwakuni City岩国市横山 | Yamaguchi | 120.6 km |
| 2 | Abu Town阿武町奈古 | Yamaguchi | 129.3 km |
| 2 | 出雲市斐川町荘原 | Shimane | — |
| 1 | Unnan City雲南市吉田町吉田 | Shimane | 23.9 km |
| 1 | Unnan City雲南市大東町大東 | Shimane | 36.4 km |
| 1 | Okuizumo Town奥出雲町三成 | Shimane | 36.4 km |
| 1 | Matsue City松江市宍道町宍道 | Shimane | 36.6 km |
| 1 | 広島三次市作木町 | Hiroshima | 38.2 km |
| 1 | Onan Town邑南町淀原 | Shimane | 39.4 km |
| 1 | Shobara City庄原市口和町 | Hiroshima | 41.4 km |
| 1 | Matsue City松江市玉湯町湯町 | Shimane | 45.2 km |
| 1 | 広島三次市三次町 | Hiroshima | 48.5 km |
| 1 | Hamada City浜田市旭町今市 | Shimane | 48.8 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市高宮町 | Hiroshima | 48.9 km |
| 1 | 広島三次市十日市中 | Hiroshima | 49.4 km |
| 1 | Kitahiroshima Town北広島町大朝 | Hiroshima | 49.4 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市美土里町 | Hiroshima | 52.2 km |
| 1 | Shobara City庄原市中本町 | Hiroshima | 53.8 km |
| 1 | Shobara City庄原市西城町大佐 | Hiroshima | 55.5 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市甲田町 | Hiroshima | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Kitahiroshima Town北広島町有田 | Hiroshima | 58.5 km |
| 1 | Hamada City浜田市野原町 | Shimane | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Hamada City浜田市大辻町 | Shimane | 58.8 km |
| 1 | 広島三次市三良坂町 | Hiroshima | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市吉田町 | Hiroshima | 59.5 km |
| 1 | Kitahiroshima Town北広島町川小田 | Hiroshima | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Kitahiroshima Town北広島町都志見 | Hiroshima | 61.6 km |
| 1 | 広島三次市吉舎町 | Hiroshima | 64.1 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市八千代町 | Hiroshima | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Nichinan Town日南町生山 | Tottori | 64.8 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市向原町 | Hiroshima | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Akitakata City安芸高田市向原町長田 | Hiroshima | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Jinsekikogen Town神石高原町高光 | Hiroshima | 69.1 km |
| 1 | Sakaiminato City境港市東本町 | Tottori | 69.2 km |
| 1 | Akiota Town安芸太田町加計 | Hiroshima | 70.3 km |
| 1 | Yonago City米子市東町 | Tottori | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Yonago City米子市博労町 | Tottori | 72.0 km |
| 1 | Higashihiroshima City東広島市豊栄町 | Hiroshima | 74.0 km |
| 1 | Higashihiroshima City東広島市福富町 | Hiroshima | 75.0 km |
| 1 | Jinsekikogen Town神石高原町油木 | Hiroshima | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Asakita Ward広島安佐北区可部南 | Hiroshima | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Yonago City米子市淀江町 | Tottori | 79.6 km |
| 1 | Sera Town世羅町西上原 | Hiroshima | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Masuda City益田市美都町都茂 | Shimane | 81.0 km |
| 1 | Mihara City三原市久井町 | Hiroshima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Higashihiroshima City東広島市河内町 | Hiroshima | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Asaminami Ward広島安佐南区祇園 | Hiroshima | 85.3 km |
| 1 | Higashihiroshima City東広島市西条栄町 | Hiroshima | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Masuda City益田市匹見町匹見 | Shimane | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Aki Ward広島安芸区中野 | Hiroshima | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Nishi Ward広島西区己斐 | Hiroshima | 89.2 km |
| 1 | Masuda City益田市水分町 | Shimane | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Fuchu Town府中町大通り | Hiroshima | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Saeki Ward広島佐伯区利松 | Hiroshima | 91.4 km |
| 1 | Hiroshima City Naka Ward広島中区羽衣町 | Hiroshima | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Mihara City三原市本郷南 | Hiroshima | 94.6 km |
| 1 | Kumano Town熊野町役場 | Hiroshima | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Higashihiroshima City東広島市黒瀬町 | Hiroshima | 97.3 km |
| 1 | Hatsukaichi City廿日市市下平良 | Hiroshima | 97.5 km |
| 1 | Fukuyama City福山市駅家町 | Hiroshima | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Mihara City三原市円一町 | Hiroshima | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Hatsukaichi City廿日市市津田 | Hiroshima | 99.8 km |
| 1 | Fukuyama City福山市神辺町 | Hiroshima | 100.8 km |
| 1 | Fukuyama City福山市松永町 | Hiroshima | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市安浦町 | Hiroshima | 102.9 km |
| 1 | Maniwa City真庭市禾津 | Okayama | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Onomichi City尾道市久保 | Hiroshima | 103.9 km |
| 1 | Onomichi City尾道市向島町 | Hiroshima | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Hatsukaichi City廿日市市大野 | Hiroshima | 105.1 km |
| 1 | Maniwa City真庭市下方 | Okayama | 105.2 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市二河町 | Hiroshima | 105.5 km |
| 1 | Etajima City江田島市沖美町 | Hiroshima | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Hagi City萩市下田万 | Yamaguchi | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市宝町 | Hiroshima | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市川尻町 | Hiroshima | 106.9 km |
| 1 | Osakikamijima Town大崎上島町東野 | Hiroshima | 107.3 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市広 | Hiroshima | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Onomichi City尾道市瀬戸田町 | Hiroshima | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Osakikamijima Town大崎上島町中野 | Hiroshima | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Yakage Town矢掛町矢掛 | Okayama | 110.4 km |
| 1 | Yoshika Town吉賀町六日市 | Shimane | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Fukuyama City福山市沼隈町 | Hiroshima | 111.4 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市大三島町 | Ehime | 111.6 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市上浦町 | Ehime | 111.8 km |
| 1 | Otake City大竹市小方 | Hiroshima | 112.0 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市音戸町 | Hiroshima | 112.2 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市下蒲刈町 | Hiroshima | 112.3 km |
| 1 | Fukuyama City福山市内海町 | Hiroshima | 112.6 km |
| 1 | Kasaoka City笠岡市笠岡 | Okayama | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Onomichi City尾道市因島土生町 | Hiroshima | 114.1 km |
| 1 | Etajima City江田島市大柿町 | Hiroshima | 115.0 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市豊町 | Hiroshima | 115.6 km |
| 1 | Waki Town和木町和木 | Yamaguchi | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Kamijima Town上島町生名 | Ehime | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Satosho Town里庄町里見 | Okayama | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Asakuchi City浅口市天草公園 | Okayama | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Kamijima Town上島町岩城 | Ehime | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Kure City呉市倉橋町鳶ヶ巣 | Hiroshima | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Kamijima Town上島町弓削 | Ehime | 117.9 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市真備町 | Okayama | 118.0 km |
| 1 | Asakuchi City浅口市金光町 | Okayama | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市伯方町 | Ehime | 119.4 km |
| 1 | Iwakuni City岩国市今津 | Yamaguchi | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Yamaguchi City山口市阿東徳佐 | Yamaguchi | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Soja City総社市清音軽部 | Okayama | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市玉島阿賀崎 | Okayama | 121.5 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市宮窪町 | Ehime | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Soja City総社市地頭片山 | Okayama | 122.5 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市船穂町 | Okayama | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市吉海町 | Ehime | 123.3 km |
| 1 | Okayama Kita Ward岡山北区建部町 | Okayama | 124.1 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市沖 | Okayama | 125.0 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市白楽町 | Okayama | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市新田 | Okayama | 127.2 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市水島北幸町 | Okayama | 127.4 km |
| 1 | Yamaguchi City山口市阿東生雲 | Yamaguchi | 129.0 km |
| 1 | Okayama Kita Ward岡山北区御津金川 | Okayama | 130.1 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市南宝来町二丁目 | Ehime | 131.5 km |
| 1 | Imabari City今治市菊間町 | Ehime | 131.6 km |
| 1 | Iwakuni City岩国市由宇町 | Yamaguchi | 132.5 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市児島小川町 | Okayama | 137.1 km |
| 1 | Okayama Minami Ward岡山南区片岡 | Okayama | 137.3 km |
| 1 | Matsuyama City松山市北条辻 | Ehime | 138.4 km |
| 1 | Hagi City萩市川上 | Yamaguchi | 139.9 km |
| 1 | Hagi City萩市土原 | Yamaguchi | 140.0 km |
| 1 | Hagi City萩市江向 | Yamaguchi | 140.5 km |
| 1 | Hagi City萩市見島本村 | Yamaguchi | 141.1 km |
| 1 | Suo Oshima Town周防大島町久賀 | Yamaguchi | 142.1 km |
| 1 | Yanai City柳井市大畠 | Yamaguchi | 143.1 km |
| 1 | Yanai City柳井市南町 | Yamaguchi | 145.0 km |
| 1 | Shunan City周南市岐山通り | Yamaguchi | 145.7 km |
| 1 | Mitoyo City三豊市詫間町 | 香川県 | 146.4 km |
| 1 | Shunan City周南市桜馬場通り | Yamaguchi | 146.7 km |
| 1 | Tadotsu Town多度津町家中 | 香川県 | 147.1 km |
| 1 | Suo Oshima Town周防大島町西安下庄 | Yamaguchi | 147.2 km |
| 1 | Shunan City周南市富田 | Yamaguchi | 147.6 km |
| 1 | Hirao Town平生町平生 | Yamaguchi | 148.0 km |
| 1 | Kanonji City観音寺市坂本町 | 香川県 | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Matsuyama City松山市富久町 | Ehime | 153.6 km |
| 1 | Kanonji City観音寺市瀬戸町 | 香川県 | 154.0 km |
| 1 | Hofu City防府市西浦 | Yamaguchi | 162.7 km |
| 1 | Yamaguchi City山口市小郡下郷 | Yamaguchi | 164.9 km |
| 1 | Yamaguchi City山口市秋穂東 | Yamaguchi | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Yamaguchi City山口市阿知須 | Yamaguchi | 174.2 km |
| 1 | Sanyo Onoda City山陽小野田市日の出 | Yamaguchi | 186.2 km |
| 1 | Shimonoseki City下関市竹崎 | Yamaguchi | 207.0 km |
| 1 | Seiyo City西予市明浜町 | Ehime | 209.1 km |
| 1 | 海田町上市 | Hiroshima | — |
| 1 | 岩国市玖珂総合支所 | Yamaguchi | — |
| 1 | 田布施町下田布施 | Yamaguchi | — |
| 1 | 境港市上道町 | Tottori | — |
| 1 | 玉野市宇野 | Okayama | — |
| 1 | 松山市北持田町 | Ehime | — |
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