September 18, 2021 at 05:21:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.1 · 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
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| Shindo | Station | Prefecture | Distance from epicentre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 50.9 km |
| 2 | Onagawa Town女川町女川 | Miyagi | 31.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 35.5 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 36.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 36.5 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 37.9 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 42.6 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 43.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 43.7 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 48.6 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 50.8 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 53.0 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 53.6 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 56.0 km |
| 2 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 58.1 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 60.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 63.9 km |
| 2 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 64.0 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 64.0 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 64.8 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 72.2 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 76.4 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 77.7 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 77.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 83.3 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 83.3 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 93.9 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 96.5 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 104.4 km |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 13.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 49.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 51.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 52.5 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Shiogama City塩竈市今宮町 | Miyagi | 53.6 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 56.1 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 57.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 58.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 58.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 59.2 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 59.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 59.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 62.3 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町津谷 | Miyagi | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 67.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 67.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川旭 | Miyagi | 68.0 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町西川内 | Miyagi | 68.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 68.9 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 69.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 69.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 74.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 75.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 76.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 76.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 77.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 78.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 82.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市川崎町 | Iwate | 83.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 84.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 84.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 87.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 92.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 92.6 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 97.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 98.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 98.2 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 99.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市前沢 | Iwate | 103.2 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市衣川 | Iwate | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 112.1 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 120.9 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 122.1 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 125.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 159.4 km |
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