Confirmed
October 18, 2018 at 14:18:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Chiba Prefecture · M4.9 · Shindo 2
千葉県東方沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth40 km
Stations140JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Isumi Cityいすみ市
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Asahi City旭市
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Inashiki City稲敷市
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Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町
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Kujukuri Town九十九里町
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Katori City香取市
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Sammu City山武市
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Ichihara City市原市
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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
140Observed 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 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 34.5 km |
| 2 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 36.2 km |
| 2 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 39.0 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 42.3 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市高生 | Chiba | 45.1 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 47.5 km |
| 2 | Sosa City匝瑳市今泉 | Chiba | 51.2 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 52.8 km |
| 2 | Sosa City匝瑳市八日市場ハ | Chiba | 54.2 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ニ | Chiba | 55.3 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ハ | Chiba | 55.5 km |
| 2 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町栗山 | Chiba | 57.2 km |
| 2 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町宮川 | Chiba | 57.6 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 57.7 km |
| 2 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 58.8 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市羽根川 | Chiba | 59.6 km |
| 2 | Kujukuri Town九十九里町片貝 | Chiba | 60.0 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市松尾町五反田 | Chiba | 60.1 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 61.2 km |
| 2 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 63.0 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市殿台 | Chiba | 63.5 km |
| 2 | Shibayama Town芝山町小池 | Chiba | 66.0 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市東岩崎 | Chiba | 66.1 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市東新宿 | Chiba | 66.7 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 67.1 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 68.7 km |
| 2 | Isumi Cityいすみ市岬町長者 | Chiba | 69.1 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 69.4 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 69.9 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 70.1 km |
| 2 | Oamishirasato City大網白里市大網 | Chiba | 70.8 km |
| 2 | Narita City成田市松子 | Chiba | 71.6 km |
| 2 | 成田国際空港 | Chiba | 71.9 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 75.0 km |
| 2 | Chonan Town長南町長南 | Chiba | 79.0 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 81.3 km |
| 2 | Chiba Hanamigawa Ward千葉花見川区花島町 | Chiba | 92.8 km |
| 2 | Ichihara City市原市姉崎 | Chiba | 95.3 km |
| 2 | Toride City取手市井野 | Ibaraki | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Tohnosho Town東庄町笹川 | Chiba | 54.2 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市岩部 | Chiba | 64.3 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Shirako Town白子町関 | Chiba | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinomiya Town一宮町一宮 | Chiba | 67.9 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 68.1 km |
| 1 | Chosei Village長生村本郷 | Chiba | 68.8 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 70.1 km |
| 1 | Isumi Cityいすみ市大原 | Chiba | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町下之郷 | Chiba | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Yachimata City八街市八街 | Chiba | 73.2 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Tomisato City富里市七栄 | Chiba | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Mobara City茂原市道表 | Chiba | 73.9 km |
| 1 | Isumi Cityいすみ市国府台 | Chiba | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市役所 | Chiba | 77.2 km |
| 1 | Kozaki Town神崎町神崎本宿 | Chiba | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Katsuura City勝浦市新官 | Chiba | 80.9 km |
| 1 | Katsuura City勝浦市墨名 | Chiba | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Nagara Town長柄町大津倉 | Chiba | 82.3 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 82.4 km |
| 1 | 千葉佐倉市海隣寺町 | Chiba | 83.4 km |
| 1 | Chiba Midori Ward千葉緑区おゆみ野 | Chiba | 83.7 km |
| 1 | Chiba Wakaba Ward千葉若葉区小倉台 | Chiba | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市伊佐津 | Ibaraki | 86.3 km |
| 1 | Yotsukaido City四街道市鹿渡 | Chiba | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 86.5 km |
| 1 | Kawachi Town河内町源清田 | Ibaraki | 88.5 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市笠神 | Chiba | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 89.2 km |
| 1 | Chiba Inage Ward千葉稲毛区園生町 | Chiba | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Chiba Chuo Ward千葉中央区中央港 | Chiba | 90.9 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市大森 | Chiba | 93.5 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区稲毛海岸 | Chiba | 93.6 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 93.8 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 94.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 95.6 km |
| 1 | Tone Town利根町布川 | Ibaraki | 95.7 km |
| 1 | Kimitsu City君津市久留里市場 | Chiba | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 97.4 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 99.7 km |
| 1 | Kamogawa City鴨川市横渚 | Chiba | 100.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Kamogawa City鴨川市八色 | Chiba | 100.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 100.8 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市藤代 | Ibaraki | 101.0 km |
| 1 | Kamagaya City鎌ケ谷市新鎌ケ谷 | Chiba | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Kisarazu City木更津市太田 | Chiba | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Urayasu City浦安市日の出 | Chiba | 107.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 110.0 km |
| 1 | Edogawa City東京江戸川区船堀 | Tokyo | 113.2 km |
| 1 | Edogawa City東京江戸川区中央 | Tokyo | 113.9 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市水海道諏訪町 | Ibaraki | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Misato City三郷市中央 | Saitama | 116.4 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 117.8 km |
| 1 | Koto City東京江東区森下 | Tokyo | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Adachi City東京足立区神明南 | Tokyo | 119.4 km |
| 1 | Yoshikawa City吉川市きよみ野 | Saitama | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Chuo City東京中央区勝どき | Tokyo | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Chiyoda City東京千代田区大手町 | Tokyo | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Arakawa City東京荒川区東尾久 | Tokyo | 123.6 km |
| 1 | Adachi City東京足立区伊興 | Tokyo | 123.8 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市岩井 | Ibaraki | 125.3 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 125.6 km |
| 1 | Tateyama City館山市長須賀 | Chiba | 126.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 127.6 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市金崎 | Saitama | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Naka Ward横浜中区山手町 | Kanagawa | 131.5 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市谷原新田 | Saitama | 133.2 km |
| 1 | Warabi City蕨市中央 | Saitama | 133.7 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 134.5 km |
| 1 | Saitama Midori Wardさいたま緑区中尾 | Saitama | 134.9 km |
| 1 | Saitama Minami Wardさいたま南区別所 | Saitama | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Satte City幸手市東 | Saitama | 139.6 km |
| 1 | Miura City三浦市城山町 | Kanagawa | 140.4 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 140.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 142.7 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 143.7 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 148.2 km |
| 1 | Kounosu City鴻巣市吹上富士見 | Saitama | 163.3 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 199.6 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 205.8 km |
| 1 | 千葉中央区千葉市役所 | Chiba | — |
| 1 | 千葉中央区都町 | Chiba | — |
| 1 | 草加市高砂 | Saitama | — |
UPDATES
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: October 18, 2018 at 14:21:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:35:01
- P2PQUAKEIssued: October 18, 2018 at 14:21:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:35:01
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