Confirmed
April 12, 2018 at 22:37:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.8 · Shindo 3
宮城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.8JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth60 km
Stations233JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Ichinoseki City一関市
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Kesennuma City気仙沼市
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Sumita Town住田町
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Matsushima Town松島町
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台市宮城野区
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Ofunato City大船渡市
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Tome City登米市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
233Observed 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 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 35.9 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 37.0 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 45.1 km |
| 3 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 48.6 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 52.5 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 54.3 km |
| 3 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 59.6 km |
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 60.3 km |
| 3 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 60.3 km |
| 3 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 60.4 km |
| 3 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 60.5 km |
| 3 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 62.5 km |
| 3 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 63.1 km |
| 3 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 64.6 km |
| 3 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 67.4 km |
| 3 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 69.3 km |
| 3 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 69.8 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 70.0 km |
| 3 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 70.7 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 72.1 km |
| 3 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 72.7 km |
| 3 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 74.9 km |
| 3 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 75.6 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 76.1 km |
| 3 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 76.6 km |
| 3 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 77.9 km |
| 3 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 78.6 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 78.8 km |
| 3 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 79.4 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 81.3 km |
| 3 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 82.8 km |
| 3 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 84.5 km |
| 3 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 86.0 km |
| 3 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 86.7 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 87.4 km |
| 3 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 89.1 km |
| 3 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 92.0 km |
| 3 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 3 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 3 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 3 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 48.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 52.3 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町津谷 | Miyagi | 55.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 57.3 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町西川内 | Miyagi | 58.8 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 61.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 63.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 67.0 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 67.1 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 70.4 km |
| 2 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 74.1 km |
| 2 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 74.3 km |
| 2 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 74.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 74.4 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 77.3 km |
| 2 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市川崎町 | Iwate | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 80.8 km |
| 2 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 82.6 km |
| 2 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 84.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 85.4 km |
| 2 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 87.4 km |
| 2 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 88.4 km |
| 2 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 88.4 km |
| 2 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 88.5 km |
| 2 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 89.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 89.2 km |
| 2 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 89.4 km |
| 2 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 89.9 km |
| 2 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 91.0 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 91.0 km |
| 2 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 92.2 km |
| 2 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 92.7 km |
| 2 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 93.1 km |
| 2 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 93.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 94.4 km |
| 2 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 94.9 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 96.1 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 96.6 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 97.3 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 98.1 km |
| 2 | Oshu City奥州市前沢 | Iwate | 99.0 km |
| 2 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 99.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 101.2 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 101.8 km |
| 2 | Oshu City奥州市衣川 | Iwate | 101.9 km |
| 2 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 106.6 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 107.4 km |
| 2 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 107.7 km |
| 2 | Oshu City奥州市江刺 | Iwate | 108.2 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 108.4 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 108.7 km |
| 2 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 109.6 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 109.9 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 110.5 km |
| 2 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 111.7 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 112.9 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 113.5 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 114.4 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 118.1 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 118.7 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 120.6 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 124.3 km |
| 2 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 129.4 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 133.2 km |
| 2 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 140.6 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 142.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 144.5 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 149.6 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 153.7 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 161.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 162.1 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 165.4 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 228.9 km |
| 2 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 84.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 95.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町宮崎 | Miyagi | 102.1 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 107.8 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 108.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 112.7 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 113.0 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 113.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 116.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 118.2 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 120.2 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 121.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 122.0 km |
| 1 | Mogami Town最上町向町 | Yamagata | 126.7 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 127.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 130.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 130.9 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 131.7 km |
| 1 | Obanazawa City尾花沢市若葉町 | Yamagata | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Higashine City東根市中央 | Yamagata | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Higashinaruse Village東成瀬村椿川 | Akita | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 132.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 134.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 134.6 km |
| 1 | Oishida Town大石田町緑町 | Yamagata | 135.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 135.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 136.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 136.9 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 137.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 137.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 138.5 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 138.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 138.8 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町役場 | Yamagata | 138.9 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 141.0 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 141.3 km |
| 1 | Funagata Town舟形町舟形 | Yamagata | 141.5 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 141.5 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 141.8 km |
| 1 | Sagae City寒河江市西根 | Yamagata | 142.4 km |
| 1 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 142.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 143.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 143.4 km |
| 1 | Yamanobe Town山辺町緑ケ丘 | Yamagata | 143.9 km |
| 1 | Shinjo City新庄市東谷地田町 | Yamagata | 144.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 144.9 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 145.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 146.0 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 147.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 148.9 km |
| 1 | Okura Village大蔵村清水 | Yamagata | 149.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 151.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 152.1 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市安田柳堤地内 | Akita | 153.3 km |
| 1 | 山形朝日町宮宿 | Yamagata | 153.4 km |
| 1 | Okura Village大蔵村肘折 | Yamagata | 153.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 153.9 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 155.1 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 157.3 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 157.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 157.8 km |
| 1 | Tozawa Village戸沢村古口 | Yamagata | 158.0 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 158.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 158.4 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 160.9 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 161.4 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 165.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 166.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 167.2 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 167.2 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 168.4 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市大曲花園町 | Akita | 169.6 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 172.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 173.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 174.8 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 175.0 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 175.1 km |
| 1 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 178.7 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 183.0 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 183.0 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 183.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 183.3 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 184.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 186.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 186.3 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 187.5 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 187.8 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 192.6 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上桧木内 | Akita | 193.7 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 196.7 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 198.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 199.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 201.1 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 205.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 207.1 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 225.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 229.3 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 229.6 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 234.1 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 236.9 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 238.5 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 242.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 267.1 km |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 横手市雄物川町今宿 | Akita | — |
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