August 16, 2015 at 08:44:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
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 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 59.3 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 53.1 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 55.2 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 56.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 72.0 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 80.4 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 83.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 85.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 86.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 54.5 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 57.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区本町 | Fukushima | 58.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 59.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 59.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 61.0 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 62.1 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 72.1 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 74.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 85.6 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 89.0 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 92.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 93.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 96.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 97.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 101.5 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 101.7 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 102.4 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 107.0 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 110.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 111.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 115.4 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 120.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 121.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 122.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 129.4 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 130.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 131.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 136.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 136.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 146.5 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 159.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 168.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 172.8 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 176.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 186.7 km |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
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