October 4, 2018 at 17:21:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Osumi Peninsula · M4.3 · Shindo 2
大隅半島東方沖
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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 | Kimotsuki Town肝付町北方 | Kagoshima | 47.3 km |
| 2 | Nichinan City日南市南郷町南町 | Miyazaki | 49.3 km |
| 2 | Kimotsuki Town肝付町新富 | Kagoshima | 58.8 km |
| 2 | Osaki Town大崎町仮宿 | Kagoshima | 59.3 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市串良町岡崎 | Kagoshima | 60.7 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市吾平町麓 | Kagoshima | 62.6 km |
| 2 | Kinko Town錦江町田代支所 | Kagoshima | 63.0 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市札元 | Kagoshima | 68.6 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市新栄町 | Kagoshima | 69.1 km |
| 2 | Kinko Town錦江町城元 | Kagoshima | 69.4 km |
| 2 | Minamiosumi Town南大隅町根占 | Kagoshima | 70.9 km |
| 2 | Minamiosumi Town南大隅町佐多伊座敷 | Kagoshima | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Kushima City串間市都井 | Miyazaki | 37.9 km |
| 1 | Nichinan City日南市油津 | Miyazaki | 53.7 km |
| 1 | Kinko Town錦江町田代麓 | Kagoshima | 55.9 km |
| 1 | Shibushi City志布志市志布志町志布志 | Kagoshima | 56.5 km |
| 1 | Nichinan City日南市吾田東 | Miyazaki | 57.9 km |
| 1 | Higashikushira Town東串良町川西 | Kagoshima | 59.9 km |
| 1 | Soo City曽於市大隅町中之内 | Kagoshima | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Kanoya City鹿屋市輝北町上百引 | Kagoshima | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Miyakonojo City都城市菖蒲原 | Miyazaki | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Ibusuki City指宿市山川新生町 | Kagoshima | 82.8 km |
| 1 | Ibusuki City指宿市十町 | Kagoshima | 84.6 km |
| 1 | Tarumizu City垂水市田神 | Kagoshima | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Kirishima City霧島市福山町牧之原 | Kagoshima | 88.4 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市松橋 | Miyazaki | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Kagoshima City鹿児島市喜入町 | Kagoshima | 96.6 km |
| 1 | Kirishima City霧島市国分中央 | Kagoshima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Kagoshima City鹿児島市東郡元 | Kagoshima | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Minamikyushu City南九州市知覧町郡 | Kagoshima | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Kagoshima City鹿児島市下福元 | Kagoshima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisatsuma City南さつま市大浦町 | Kagoshima | 124.9 km |
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