February 1, 2021 at 16:17:00 JST
Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture · M3.9 · Shindo 2
熊本県熊本地方
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 | 八代市新地町 | Kumamoto | 1.5 km |
| 2 | 八代市平山新町 | Kumamoto | 2.9 km |
| 2 | 八代市千丁町 | Kumamoto | 4.4 km |
| 2 | 八代市鏡町 | Kumamoto | 8.1 km |
| 2 | Hikawa Town氷川町島地 | Kumamoto | 11.0 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市小川町 | Kumamoto | 13.7 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市姫戸町 | Kumamoto | 17.8 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市不知火町 | Kumamoto | 17.9 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市松橋町 | Kumamoto | 18.3 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市大矢野町 | Kumamoto | 18.6 km |
| 2 | 八代市泉支所 | Kumamoto | 20.9 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市豊野町 | Kumamoto | 21.0 km |
| 2 | Uto City宇土市浦田町 | Kumamoto | 21.8 km |
| 2 | Itsuki Village五木村甲 | Kumamoto | 24.3 km |
| 2 | Ashikita Town芦北町芦北 | Kumamoto | 24.5 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町永富 | Kumamoto | 27.8 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本西区春日 | Kumamoto | 32.9 km |
| 2 | Minamata City水俣市陣内 | Kumamoto | 36.8 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市北有馬町 | Nagasaki | 37.3 km |
| 2 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町須惠 | Kumamoto | 38.0 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市口之津町 | Nagasaki | 40.4 km |
| 2 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町雲仙 | Nagasaki | 41.2 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市加津佐町 | Nagasaki | 42.9 km |
| 2 | Nishihara Village西原村小森 | Kumamoto | 46.2 km |
| 2 | Isahaya City諫早市多良見町 | Nagasaki | 68.7 km |
| 2 | Miyazaki City宮崎市高岡町内山 | Miyazaki | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Hikawa Town氷川町宮原 | Kumamoto | 10.0 km |
| 1 | 八代市東陽町 | Kumamoto | 12.6 km |
| 1 | Uki City宇城市三角町 | Kumamoto | 16.0 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市松島町 | Kumamoto | 16.1 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町田浦町 | Kumamoto | 17.7 km |
| 1 | 八代市泉町 | Kumamoto | 20.7 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市龍ヶ岳町 | Kumamoto | 23.2 km |
| 1 | 熊本美里町馬場 | Kumamoto | 23.7 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区富合町 | Kumamoto | 25.5 km |
| 1 | Kosa Town甲佐町豊内 | Kumamoto | 25.8 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市倉岳町 | Kumamoto | 26.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市有明町 | Kumamoto | 27.3 km |
| 1 | Mifune Town御船町御船 | Kumamoto | 29.9 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市御所浦町 | Kumamoto | 30.2 km |
| 1 | Kashima Town嘉島町上島 | Kumamoto | 30.6 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市布津町 | Nagasaki | 30.8 km |
| 1 | Yamae Village山江村山田 | Kumamoto | 32.0 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市栖本町 | Kumamoto | 32.3 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市西有家町 | Nagasaki | 33.3 km |
| 1 | Tsunagi Town津奈木町小津奈木 | Kumamoto | 33.5 km |
| 1 | Sagara Village相良村深水 | Kumamoto | 34.4 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本中央区大江 | Kumamoto | 35.1 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市牧ノ内 | Kumamoto | 35.8 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市西間下町 | Kumamoto | 35.8 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市南有馬町 | Nagasaki | 35.9 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市蟹作町 | Kumamoto | 37.3 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町深田 | Kumamoto | 38.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市五和町 | Kumamoto | 38.5 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口山野 | Kagoshima | 39.6 km |
| 1 | Shimabara City島原市下折橋町 | Nagasaki | 39.8 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町上球磨消防署 | Kumamoto | 40.2 km |
| 1 | Nishiki Town錦町一武 | Kumamoto | 40.2 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町免田東 | Kumamoto | 40.4 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町多良木 | Kumamoto | 41.0 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市雲仙出張所 | Nagasaki | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Yamato Town山都町浜町 | Kumamoto | 42.2 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町岡原 | Kumamoto | 42.4 km |
| 1 | Yunomae Town湯前町役場 | Kumamoto | 43.3 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町獅子島 | Kagoshima | 43.3 km |
| 1 | Mizukami Village水上村岩野 | Kumamoto | 44.0 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町北本町 | Nagasaki | 44.6 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本北区植木町 | Kumamoto | 45.2 km |
| 1 | Kikuyo Town菊陽町久保田 | Kumamoto | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町伊唐島 | Kagoshima | 48.1 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口鳥巣 | Kagoshima | 48.8 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市国見町 | Nagasaki | 49.1 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市緑町 | Kagoshima | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村総合運動公園 | Miyazaki | 51.9 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町鷹巣 | Kagoshima | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市河浦町 | Kumamoto | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿央町 | Kumamoto | 52.7 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村下福良 | Miyazaki | 52.7 km |
| 1 | Ebino Cityえびの市加久藤 | Miyazaki | 53.7 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市旭志 | Kumamoto | 55.5 km |
| 1 | Yusui Town湧水町吉松 | Kagoshima | 55.9 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市高尾野町 | Kagoshima | 55.9 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市隈府 | Kumamoto | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿本町 | Kumamoto | 57.0 km |
| 1 | 鹿児島出水市野田町 | Kagoshima | 57.9 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市天草町 | Kumamoto | 58.0 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町指江 | Kagoshima | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市菊鹿町 | Kumamoto | 60.9 km |
| 1 | 熊本高森町高森 | Kumamoto | 61.0 km |
| 1 | Satsuma Townさつま町神子 | Kagoshima | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市中原 | Miyazaki | 64.3 km |
| 1 | Akune City阿久根市赤瀬川 | Kagoshima | 64.5 km |
| 1 | Kirishima City霧島市横川町中ノ | Kagoshima | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Akune City阿久根市鶴見町 | Kagoshima | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 67.1 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市高田町 | Fukuoka | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Satsuma Townさつま町宮之城保健センタ | Kagoshima | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町寺迫 | Miyazaki | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市祁答院町 | Kagoshima | 70.5 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町三田井 | Miyazaki | 70.5 km |
| 1 | Omura City大村市玖島 | Nagasaki | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市東郷町 | Kagoshima | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市野尻町東麓 | Miyazaki | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市中郷 | Kagoshima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Satsumasendai City薩摩川内市神田町 | Kagoshima | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Aya Town綾町南俣健康センター | Miyazaki | 83.3 km |
| 1 | Saito City西都市上の宮 | Miyazaki | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Kunitomi Town国富町本庄 | Miyazaki | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Kawaminami Town川南町川南 | Miyazaki | 94.1 km |
| 1 | Takanabe Town高鍋町上江 | Miyazaki | 94.2 km |
| 1 | 宮崎都農町役場 | Miyazaki | 94.2 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市田野町体育館 | Miyazaki | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市霧島 | Miyazaki | 98.9 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市北川町川内名白石 | Miyazaki | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市三瀬 | Saga | 107.4 km |
| 1 | 延岡市北方町卯 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 日之影町岩井川 | Miyazaki | — |
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