July 20, 2016 at 08:50:00 JST
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M4.7 · Shindo 3
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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 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 18.7 km |
| 3 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 21.0 km |
| 3 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 42.3 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 22.7 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 23.9 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 40.2 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 40.9 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 41.6 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 44.6 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 46.7 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 48.3 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 50.1 km |
| 2 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 51.2 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 59.1 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 63.8 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 64.0 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 65.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 68.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 69.7 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 75.7 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 78.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 80.7 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 80.9 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 81.2 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 85.0 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 86.4 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 89.5 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 100.6 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 103.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 110.9 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 111.4 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 119.3 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 134.1 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 134.6 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 143.8 km |
| 2 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 39.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 45.3 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 49.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaizumi Town岩泉町岩泉 | Iwate | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaizumi Town岩泉町大川 | Iwate | 67.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 67.6 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 72.2 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 72.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 74.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 85.3 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 85.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 93.0 km |
| 1 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 93.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 95.2 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町消防分署 | Iwate | 99.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 99.7 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町役場 | Iwate | 99.8 km |
| 1 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 100.5 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 101.1 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 102.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 103.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 105.9 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 106.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 108.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 108.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 109.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 110.9 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 112.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 112.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 113.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 114.1 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 116.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 118.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 118.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 119.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 119.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 120.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 122.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 122.6 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 123.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 125.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 126.5 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 126.6 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 126.8 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 127.3 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 127.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 127.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 128.9 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 129.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 134.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 135.4 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 136.7 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 139.8 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 140.7 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 144.1 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 145.1 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 151.5 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 152.6 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 170.9 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 174.2 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 178.9 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 182.9 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 229.4 km |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
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