Confirmed
September 16, 2023 at 04:36:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.3JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations143JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Okuma Town大熊町
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Naraha Town楢葉町
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Tomioka Town富岡町
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Katsurao Village葛尾村
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南
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OBSERVATIONS
143Observed 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 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 35.7 km |
| 3 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 37.4 km |
| 3 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 37.9 km |
| 3 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 43.8 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 35.5 km |
| 2 | Futaba Town双葉町長塚 | Fukushima | 44.3 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 45.4 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 48.2 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 50.5 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 54.2 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 54.5 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 54.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 60.3 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 65.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 67.0 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 68.9 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 69.0 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 70.3 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 72.4 km |
| 2 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 72.8 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 73.9 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 77.7 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 79.0 km |
| 2 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 79.1 km |
| 2 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 87.3 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 87.9 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 89.0 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 92.6 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 94.9 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 95.7 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 96.0 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 96.2 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 97.8 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 98.3 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 100.2 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 101.0 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 102.1 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 2 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 102.6 km |
| 2 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 107.8 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 110.3 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 114.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 48.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 52.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 54.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 62.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 63.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 67.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 75.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 82.1 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 84.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 86.3 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 86.6 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 90.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 91.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡町 | Fukushima | 91.9 km |
| 1 | Hanawa Town塙町塙 | Fukushima | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 93.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 94.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 94.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 94.4 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 94.6 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 94.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 95.1 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 95.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 96.4 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 98.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 101.2 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 102.4 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 102.4 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市花園町 | Fukushima | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 104.2 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 104.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 104.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 105.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Koori Town桑折町谷地 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 109.3 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 110.6 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 111.3 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 112.2 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 113.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 114.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 115.5 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 118.3 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 119.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 119.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 120.8 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 121.1 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 121.4 km |
| 1 | Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町関 | Miyagi | 122.0 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 122.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 122.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 123.1 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 123.1 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 123.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 123.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 125.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 127.8 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 131.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 131.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 134.3 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 136.2 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 136.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 137.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 137.2 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 138.7 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 139.6 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 140.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 145.1 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 145.5 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 148.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 148.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 151.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 152.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 154.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 155.8 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 156.0 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 159.3 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Mibu Town壬生町壬生甲 | Tochigi | 165.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 168.2 km |
UPDATES
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