Confirmed
October 23, 2018 at 20:06:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.6 · Shindo 3
宮城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.6JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations182JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Ichinoseki City一関市
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Oshu City奥州市
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Hanamaki City花巻市
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Hashikami Town階上町
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Kamaishi City釜石市
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Kesennuma City気仙沼市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
182Observed 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石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 50.8 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 34.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 42.0 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 54.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 56.1 km |
| 2 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 57.2 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 62.0 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 62.7 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 64.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 65.2 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 65.6 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 70.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 70.2 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 70.3 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 72.5 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 72.6 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 73.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 73.7 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 78.0 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 78.5 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 80.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 80.9 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 81.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 84.9 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 85.7 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 86.4 km |
| 2 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 87.3 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 89.3 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 89.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 90.9 km |
| 2 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 91.1 km |
| 2 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 91.9 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 92.5 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 92.9 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 96.1 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 97.3 km |
| 2 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 98.4 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 102.4 km |
| 2 | Oshu City奥州市前沢 | Iwate | 107.4 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 107.7 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 108.4 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 110.9 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 111.1 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 134.3 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 159.7 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 160.0 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 171.6 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 239.9 km |
| 2 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 51.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 56.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町津谷 | Miyagi | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 66.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 67.3 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町西川内 | Miyagi | 67.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 69.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 72.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 72.7 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 73.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 75.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 75.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 77.9 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 79.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 80.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 84.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 84.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 86.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市川崎町 | Iwate | 86.9 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 86.9 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 87.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 87.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 88.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 88.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 89.6 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 94.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 95.6 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 95.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 96.9 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 97.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 97.2 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 97.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 100.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 102.6 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 102.9 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 103.2 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 105.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 106.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 108.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 108.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市衣川 | Iwate | 110.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 110.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 110.6 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 113.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 114.7 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 116.2 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市江刺 | Iwate | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 119.4 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 123.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 124.6 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 127.2 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 127.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 127.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 129.1 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 129.8 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 129.9 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 132.2 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 132.3 km |
| 1 | Higashine City東根市中央 | Yamagata | 132.8 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 133.1 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 134.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 136.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 137.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 137.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 138.3 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 138.7 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 139.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 139.2 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 139.4 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 139.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 140.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 141.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 141.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 142.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 145.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 146.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 146.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 147.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 149.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 149.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 150.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 150.8 km |
| 1 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 152.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 152.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 154.1 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 158.4 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 159.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 164.4 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 167.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 168.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 176.4 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市大曲花園町 | Akita | 177.4 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 178.5 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 183.3 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 185.6 km |
| 1 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 189.8 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 193.3 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 193.5 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 193.7 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 210.1 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 212.1 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 216.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 218.3 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 224.9 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 234.6 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 236.5 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 245.0 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 249.5 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 253.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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