Confirmed
January 23, 2015 at 18:11:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.2JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth40 km
Stations182JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Tamura City田村市
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Shirakawa City白河市
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Utsunomiya City宇都宮市
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Kasama City笠間市
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Katsurao Village葛尾村
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南
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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 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 3 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 80.9 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 16.9 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 17.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 19.5 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 22.2 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 24.3 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 26.8 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 27.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 34.7 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 36.2 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 36.7 km |
| 2 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 46.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 51.3 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 53.7 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 55.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 55.6 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 61.4 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 62.5 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 64.5 km |
| 2 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 2 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 66.9 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 67.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 68.1 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 68.5 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 69.4 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 70.5 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 74.9 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 76.3 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 76.8 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 77.5 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 78.7 km |
| 2 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 83.7 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 84.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 86.7 km |
| 2 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 87.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 88.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 91.8 km |
| 2 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 92.0 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 94.1 km |
| 2 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 94.3 km |
| 2 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 94.3 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 99.7 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 105.4 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 110.0 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 110.2 km |
| 2 | Bandai Town磐梯町磐梯 | Fukushima | 110.8 km |
| 2 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 116.7 km |
| 2 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 125.7 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 137.3 km |
| 2 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 田村市船引町 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 15.1 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 36.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 37.0 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 44.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 46.3 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 47.6 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 47.9 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 48.1 km |
| 1 | Samegawa Village鮫川村赤坂中野 | Fukushima | 52.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 60.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Hanawa Town塙町塙 | Fukushima | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉舘ヶ丘 | Fukushima | 64.7 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Miharu Town三春町大町 | Fukushima | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Yabuki Town矢吹町一本木 | Fukushima | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 71.3 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 71.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 72.1 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 72.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 73.2 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 76.8 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市八幡小路 | Fukushima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 80.3 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 80.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 81.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村曲藤 | Fukushima | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 83.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 86.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 87.5 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 91.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 91.6 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 91.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 92.4 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 92.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 94.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 94.5 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市共墾社 | Tochigi | 94.7 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 97.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市役所 | Tochigi | 97.8 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市本町 | Tochigi | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市大金 | Tochigi | 102.4 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市あたご町 | Tochigi | 102.7 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 102.9 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 103.3 km |
| 1 | 栃木さくら市喜連川 | Tochigi | 105.1 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市蟇沼 | Tochigi | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 108.5 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 108.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Shimogo Town下郷町高陦 | Fukushima | 109.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Yaita City矢板市本町 | Tochigi | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 110.1 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 112.8 km |
| 1 | Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市材木町 | Fukushima | 114.0 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 114.1 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町本郷庁舎 | Fukushima | 115.0 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市塩原庁舎 | Tochigi | 115.5 km |
| 1 | Shioya Town塩谷町玉生 | Tochigi | 116.0 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市中塩原 | Tochigi | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 116.6 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Kitakata City喜多方市塩川町 | Fukushima | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 121.1 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 121.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 121.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 124.0 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 124.3 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市旭 | Tochigi | 124.8 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 126.8 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 128.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 128.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 129.0 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 129.8 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 130.5 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 131.2 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 131.6 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 131.7 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市今宮町 | Tochigi | 134.0 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 134.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 136.6 km |
| 1 | Nishiaizu Town西会津町登世島 | Fukushima | 139.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 140.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 140.6 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 141.5 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市本城町 | Ibaraki | 143.6 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 145.5 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市旭町 | Tochigi | 145.8 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市鬼怒 | Ibaraki | 145.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 151.8 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 153.4 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 162.5 km |
| 1 | Goka Town五霞町小福田 | Ibaraki | 163.3 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 174.2 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 175.5 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 181.4 km |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 水戸市中央 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 筑西市下中山 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 日光市中鉢石町 | Tochigi | — |
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