September 12, 2016 at 19:44:00 JST
Southern Korean Peninsula · M5.1 · Shindo 2
朝鮮半島南部
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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 | 長崎対馬市上対馬町 | Nagasaki | 128.7 km |
| 2 | 長崎対馬市上県町佐須奈 | Nagasaki | 130.0 km |
| 2 | 長崎対馬市峰町 | Nagasaki | 148.0 km |
| 2 | 長崎対馬市厳原町国分 | Nagasaki | 177.7 km |
| 2 | 長崎対馬市厳原町東里 | Nagasaki | 177.9 km |
| 1 | 長崎対馬市上県町飼所 | Nagasaki | 142.2 km |
| 1 | 長崎対馬市豊玉町 | Nagasaki | 155.7 km |
| 1 | 長崎対馬市美津島町鴨居瀬 | Nagasaki | 163.0 km |
| 1 | 長崎対馬市美津島町鷄知 | Nagasaki | 170.0 km |
| 1 | Iki City壱岐市芦辺町中野 | Nagasaki | 227.3 km |
| 1 | Iki City壱岐市郷ノ浦町 | Nagasaki | 231.8 km |
| 1 | Munakata City宗像市江口神原 | Fukuoka | 248.3 km |
| 1 | Fukutsu City福津市津屋崎 | Fukuoka | 251.4 km |
| 1 | Munakata City宗像市東郷 | Fukuoka | 252.5 km |
| 1 | Onga Town遠賀町今古賀 | Fukuoka | 254.7 km |
| 1 | Mizumaki Town水巻町頃末 | Fukuoka | 255.7 km |
| 1 | 福岡古賀市駅東 | Fukuoka | 257.4 km |
| 1 | Shingu Town新宮町緑ヶ浜 | Fukuoka | 257.6 km |
| 1 | Itoshima City糸島市二丈深江 | Fukuoka | 267.5 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市肥前 | Saga | 267.7 km |
| 1 | Hirado City平戸市生月町 | Nagasaki | 268.2 km |
| 1 | Fukuoka Chuo Ward福岡中央区舞鶴 | Fukuoka | 268.3 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市浜玉 | Saga | 271.8 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市竹木場 | Saga | 272.2 km |
| 1 | Hirado City平戸市鏡川町 | Nagasaki | 272.5 km |
| 1 | Hirado City平戸市岩の上町 | Nagasaki | 272.6 km |
| 1 | Hirado City平戸市田平町 | Nagasaki | 273.0 km |
| 1 | Matsuura City松浦市志佐町 | Nagasaki | 276.9 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市北波多 | Saga | 277.1 km |
| 1 | 佐世保市鹿町町 | Nagasaki | 281.8 km |
| 1 | Saza Town佐々町本田原 | Nagasaki | 287.0 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町篠隈 | Fukuoka | 289.2 km |
| 1 | Kanzaki City神埼市神埼 | Saga | 296.4 km |
| 1 | Kamimine Town上峰町坊所 | Saga | 297.4 km |
| 1 | Miyaki Townみやき町北茂安 | Saga | 298.1 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市駅前中央 | Saga | 298.8 km |
| 1 | Kohoku Town江北町山口 | Saga | 299.5 km |
| 1 | Kanzaki City神埼市千代田 | Saga | 300.5 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市久保田 | Saga | 300.7 km |
| 1 | Ogi City小城市芦刈 | Saga | 300.9 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市津福本町 | Fukuoka | 301.3 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市東与賀 | Saga | 304.2 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市城島町 | Fukuoka | 304.6 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi Town白石町有明 | Saga | 305.9 km |
| 1 | Nagasaki City長崎市神浦江川町 | Nagasaki | 326.9 km |
| 1 | 福岡空港 | Fukuoka | — |
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