Confirmed
August 20, 2016 at 18:01:00 JST
Off the Coast of Sanriku · M6.0 · Shindo 3
三陸沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM6.0JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations216JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Morioka City盛岡市
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Oirase Townおいらせ町
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Mutsu Cityむつ市
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Ikawa Town井川町
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Hanamaki City花巻市
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Hashikami Town階上町
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Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町
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Marumori Town丸森町
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
216Observed 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 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 226.8 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 174.2 km |
| 2 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 178.3 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 181.2 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 194.3 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 209.3 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 212.2 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 214.7 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 214.8 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 218.7 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 220.7 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 221.5 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 228.8 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 230.7 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 230.9 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 237.3 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 237.3 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 238.2 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 242.6 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 242.7 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 244.1 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 244.1 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 248.0 km |
| 2 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 248.6 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 248.9 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 251.8 km |
| 2 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 258.5 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 259.3 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 263.8 km |
| 2 | Niikappu Town新冠町北星町 | Hokkaido | 264.3 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 266.2 km |
| 2 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 267.7 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 271.5 km |
| 2 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 272.9 km |
| 2 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 284.7 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 287.5 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 288.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 289.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 289.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 293.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 293.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 297.8 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 297.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 299.6 km |
| 2 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 304.6 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 306.7 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 308.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 311.3 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 317.7 km |
| 2 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 328.5 km |
| 2 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 379.0 km |
| 2 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 381.1 km |
| 2 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
| 2 | 秋田市雄和妙法 | Akita | — |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 176.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 181.5 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 182.6 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 185.7 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 186.6 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 188.0 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 203.4 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 205.9 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 207.4 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 218.6 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 218.6 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 220.8 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 222.0 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 222.9 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 224.5 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 227.2 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 227.5 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 232.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 232.2 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 232.6 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 233.2 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 233.5 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 233.8 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 238.9 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 240.2 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町野深 | Hokkaido | 240.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 241.1 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 241.4 km |
| 1 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 242.1 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 242.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 242.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 244.1 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町東本通 | Hokkaido | 249.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 249.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 252.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 254.4 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 259.1 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 261.1 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 261.1 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 263.4 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 264.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 268.7 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市田沢湖生保内宮ノ後 | Akita | 278.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 282.3 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 282.6 km |
| 1 | Kuroishi City黒石市市ノ町 | Aomori | 283.2 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 283.4 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 284.0 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市柏木町 | Aomori | 284.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 285.1 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 286.0 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 286.5 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 287.8 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 288.5 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 290.5 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 291.0 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 293.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 294.1 km |
| 1 | Itayanagi Town板柳町板柳 | Aomori | 294.9 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市太田町太田 | Akita | 295.5 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東４条 | Hokkaido | 297.0 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 297.2 km |
| 1 | Hirosaki City弘前市賀田 | Aomori | 297.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 297.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 297.4 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市敷島町 | Aomori | 297.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 298.4 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市金木町 | Aomori | 298.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 298.7 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町土崎 | Akita | 298.9 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市北長野 | Akita | 299.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市米内沢 | Akita | 300.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 300.4 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 300.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 302.1 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 302.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 302.7 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市山内土渕 | Akita | 302.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 303.2 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 303.4 km |
| 1 | Imabetsu Town今別町今別 | Aomori | 304.9 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 306.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 306.5 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市太田 | Aomori | 307.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 307.1 km |
| 1 | Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村小沢田 | Akita | 307.7 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 308.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 308.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 308.8 km |
| 1 | Fujisato Town藤里町藤琴 | Akita | 309.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 310.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 311.2 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 311.2 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市二ツ井町上台 | Akita | 312.4 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市川連町 | Akita | 312.7 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市増田町増田 | Akita | 312.8 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 312.8 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 313.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 313.0 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市十文字町 | Akita | 313.5 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市平鹿町浅舞 | Akita | 314.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 314.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 315.1 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 315.6 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市南外 | Akita | 317.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 317.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 318.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 322.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 323.0 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 323.1 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市河辺和田 | Akita | 323.3 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 323.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 324.6 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 324.6 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 326.6 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市東由利老方 | Akita | 328.5 km |
| 1 | Hachirogata Town八郎潟町大道 | Akita | 328.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町宮崎 | Miyagi | 329.0 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 329.5 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市飯田川下虻川 | Akita | 329.9 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町鵜川 | Akita | 332.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 333.5 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市天王 | Akita | 335.3 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩谷町 | Akita | 338.8 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市矢島町矢島町 | Akita | 344.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 344.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 344.8 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市西目町沼田 | Akita | 348.5 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 351.3 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市平沢 | Akita | 355.6 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 358.0 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市金浦 | Akita | 360.3 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市象潟町浜ノ田 | Akita | 363.1 km |
| 1 | Murayama City村山市中央 | Yamagata | 364.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 366.8 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 368.3 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 370.7 km |
| 1 | Yuza Town遊佐町遊佐 | Yamagata | 371.2 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 371.4 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 372.9 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市山田 | Yamagata | 375.1 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市飛鳥 | Yamagata | 375.2 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Kita Ward札幌北区新琴似 | Hokkaido | 378.3 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Kita Ward札幌北区篠路 | Hokkaido | 379.7 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市本町 | Yamagata | 380.9 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市亀ケ崎 | Yamagata | 381.1 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Teine Ward札幌手稲区前田 | Hokkaido | 382.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市藤島 | Yamagata | 383.5 km |
| 1 | Mikawa Town三川町横山 | Yamagata | 386.3 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 386.9 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 403.7 km |
| 1 | Murakami City村上市岩船駅前 | Niigata | 449.7 km |
| 1 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 466.5 km |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 由利本荘市尾崎 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大館市中城 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 大仙市協和境野田 | Akita | — |
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