January 5, 2018 at 11:02:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.4 · Shindo 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 17.6 km |
| 2 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 14.3 km |
| 2 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 15.5 km |
| 2 | Tohnosho Town東庄町笹川 | Chiba | 21.3 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 22.3 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 23.5 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市羽根川 | Chiba | 24.6 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 24.9 km |
| 2 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 25.9 km |
| 2 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 26.6 km |
| 2 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 28.0 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 29.3 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 29.3 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 29.8 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 30.3 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 30.5 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市高生 | Chiba | 31.6 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 33.2 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 33.9 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 34.6 km |
| 2 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 36.0 km |
| 2 | Sosa City匝瑳市八日市場ハ | Chiba | 38.8 km |
| 2 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 42.1 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 42.8 km |
| 2 | Sosa City匝瑳市今泉 | Chiba | 43.1 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 45.1 km |
| 2 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町宮川 | Chiba | 45.6 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 56.1 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 56.2 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 29.0 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 29.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 31.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 31.6 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市岩部 | Chiba | 34.3 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 35.3 km |
| 1 | Kozaki Town神崎町神崎本宿 | Chiba | 37.8 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市松子 | Chiba | 39.1 km |
| 1 | Oarai Town大洗町磯浜町 | Ibaraki | 40.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 42.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 43.5 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 43.6 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 45.1 km |
| 1 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町栗山 | Chiba | 46.5 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 47.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市伊佐津 | Ibaraki | 47.1 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 48.5 km |
| 1 | Shibayama Town芝山町小池 | Chiba | 49.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 50.2 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町五反田 | Chiba | 50.4 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 50.8 km |
| 1 | Tomisato City富里市七栄 | Chiba | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 51.8 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ハ | Chiba | 52.0 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 52.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ニ | Chiba | 53.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 53.1 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 53.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 55.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市田中 | Ibaraki | 55.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 56.1 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市殿台 | Chiba | 56.7 km |
| 1 | Yachimata City八街市八街 | Chiba | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 58.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Kujukuri Town九十九里町片貝 | Chiba | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市東岩崎 | Chiba | 62.1 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 62.2 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市東新宿 | Chiba | 62.5 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 64.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 65.6 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Chiba Wakaba Ward千葉若葉区小倉台 | Chiba | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Chiba Inage Ward千葉稲毛区園生町 | Chiba | 71.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 73.6 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 73.8 km |
| 1 | Chiba Chuo Ward千葉中央区中央港 | Chiba | 76.7 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 78.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 78.6 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 79.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinomiya Town一宮町一宮 | Chiba | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 83.0 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 84.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 86.3 km |
| 1 | Ichihara City市原市姉崎 | Chiba | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 93.6 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 95.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 147.2 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 168.7 km |
| 1 | 牛久市城中町 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 千葉中央区都町 | Chiba | — |
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