August 24, 2018 at 23:16:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture · M5.1 · Shindo 3
青森県東方沖
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 116.3 km |
| 3 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 122.9 km |
| 3 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 131.6 km |
| 3 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 131.8 km |
| 3 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 133.3 km |
| 3 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 135.7 km |
| 3 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 138.8 km |
| 3 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 187.1 km |
| 2 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 113.0 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 116.7 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 118.0 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 120.6 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 121.0 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 121.3 km |
| 2 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 121.4 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 121.8 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 126.5 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 127.6 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 127.7 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 128.1 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 129.6 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 130.0 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 132.8 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 132.8 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 133.7 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 134.8 km |
| 2 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 135.2 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 138.0 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 139.1 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 142.3 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 143.1 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 145.6 km |
| 2 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 146.6 km |
| 2 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 146.9 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町小湊 | Aomori | 148.2 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 149.7 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 150.2 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 151.4 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 153.5 km |
| 2 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 154.2 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 157.9 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 163.2 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 165.5 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 165.5 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 167.1 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 174.1 km |
| 2 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 178.0 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 178.4 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 187.3 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 188.4 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 189.8 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 190.0 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 203.0 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 205.0 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 212.0 km |
| 2 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 216.2 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 223.0 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 227.4 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 233.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 268.8 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町えりも岬 | Hokkaido | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村尻屋 | Aomori | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 112.5 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 112.6 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 116.1 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町築地 | Hokkaido | 119.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 127.8 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 128.6 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 128.9 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 136.5 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 136.9 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 141.1 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町北天間舘 | Aomori | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町奥薬研 | Aomori | 142.3 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 145.6 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市日ノ浜町 | Hokkaido | 153.4 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 155.8 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 157.0 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市脇野沢 | Aomori | 158.8 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 160.5 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 169.8 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 172.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 173.1 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 181.2 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 182.2 km |
| 1 | Kuroishi City黒石市市ノ町 | Aomori | 185.1 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 186.4 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 187.3 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 187.8 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 188.2 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 188.6 km |
| 1 | Kazuno City鹿角市花輪 | Akita | 188.8 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 189.2 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市金木町 | Aomori | 189.8 km |
| 1 | Nanae Town七飯町桜町 | Hokkaido | 190.2 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 191.5 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 191.8 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市敷島町 | Aomori | 191.9 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 192.1 km |
| 1 | Itayanagi Town板柳町板柳 | Aomori | 193.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 194.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 195.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 195.2 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 195.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 197.5 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市相内 | Aomori | 197.5 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 198.0 km |
| 1 | Kikonai Town木古内町木古内 | Hokkaido | 200.5 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 202.3 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市森田町 | Aomori | 202.7 km |
| 1 | Hirosaki City弘前市弥生 | Aomori | 203.6 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 203.7 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 204.2 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 211.3 km |
| 1 | Ajigasawa Town鰺ヶ沢町本町 | Aomori | 212.8 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 213.7 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 215.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 216.3 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 219.2 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 219.6 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市新田目 | Akita | 226.0 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 226.3 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 236.7 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 237.6 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 241.1 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 242.0 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 245.6 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市江刺 | Iwate | 248.9 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 253.6 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 256.1 km |
| 1 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 258.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 260.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 260.2 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 260.5 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 262.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 262.8 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市大曲花園町 | Akita | 263.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 264.6 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 273.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 291.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 291.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 293.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 294.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 296.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 297.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 299.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 301.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 303.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 307.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 308.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 309.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 311.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 315.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 317.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 319.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 320.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 320.4 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 322.8 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 332.3 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 368.3 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 378.5 km |
| 1 | 函館市美原 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
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