December 4, 2016 at 08:34:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.5 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 55.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 78.5 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 81.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 82.4 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 83.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.2 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 97.6 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 2 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 104.4 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 106.8 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 108.4 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 112.4 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 49.5 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 51.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 53.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 54.5 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 59.0 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 62.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 93.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 94.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 96.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 98.6 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 102.2 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 108.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 110.7 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 114.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 115.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 120.6 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 125.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 126.0 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 133.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 137.4 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 150.1 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 152.3 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 152.9 km |
| 1 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 157.4 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 159.3 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 159.9 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 168.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 172.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 172.6 km |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
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