November 13, 2015 at 14:12:00 JST
Southern Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 2
岩手県沿岸南部
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 7.3 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 9.7 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 11.9 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 15.8 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 17.2 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 18.7 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 23.5 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 33.0 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 33.3 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 34.1 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 34.6 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 38.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 39.0 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 47.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 48.9 km |
| 2 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 51.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 51.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 52.4 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 53.2 km |
| 2 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 54.9 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 56.3 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 59.2 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 59.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 60.0 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 60.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 63.1 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 63.8 km |
| 2 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 64.4 km |
| 2 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 70.8 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 71.2 km |
| 2 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 71.2 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 71.3 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 73.4 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 80.1 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 81.5 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 83.2 km |
| 2 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 89.2 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 89.5 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 90.2 km |
| 2 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 92.5 km |
| 2 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 94.7 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 119.2 km |
| 2 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 7.7 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 8.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 26.5 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町西川内 | Miyagi | 28.8 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町津谷 | Miyagi | 29.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 34.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市川崎町 | Iwate | 39.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 45.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 50.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 52.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 55.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 56.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 57.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 60.4 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 60.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 63.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 64.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 65.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 66.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 71.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 72.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 73.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 74.7 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 75.3 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 75.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 76.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 77.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 77.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 77.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 81.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町川尻 | Iwate | 87.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 87.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 87.6 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 88.6 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 92.4 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内太田 | Iwate | 94.9 km |
| 1 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 97.1 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 99.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 101.7 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 105.2 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市佐竹町 | Akita | 105.3 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 105.5 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市沖鶴 | Akita | 107.3 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市寺沢 | Akita | 108.3 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市太田町太田 | Akita | 110.5 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 112.4 km |
| 1 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 113.3 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 114.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 114.5 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 114.7 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 115.2 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大森町 | Akita | 116.1 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町東勝楽丁 | Akita | 118.4 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市角館町小勝田 | Akita | 118.8 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 123.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 129.7 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 130.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 131.1 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上桧木内 | Akita | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 132.3 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 132.9 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 133.8 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 136.4 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町役場 | Yamagata | 136.4 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 136.5 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 138.8 km |
| 1 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 161.1 km |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 盛岡市玉山区渋民 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 横手市雄物川町今宿 | Akita | — |
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