December 21, 2015 at 17:00:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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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 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 40.1 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 50.1 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 35.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 41.4 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 45.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 45.5 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 50.3 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 50.4 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 55.2 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 64.2 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 65.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 71.2 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 73.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 73.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 83.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 108.5 km |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
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