Confirmed
September 11, 2018 at 04:27:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.0JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth70 km
Stations130JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Shinchi Town新地町
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Kakuda City角田市
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Katsurao Village葛尾村
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Ono Town小野町
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Matsushima Town松島町
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Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台市宮城野区
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Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台市若林区
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
130Observed 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 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 18.2 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 15.9 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 16.0 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 20.2 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 21.7 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 27.3 km |
| 2 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 34.4 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 34.5 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 35.0 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 39.0 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 44.1 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 44.8 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 45.0 km |
| 2 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 48.4 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 51.0 km |
| 2 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 51.6 km |
| 2 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 54.3 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 56.9 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 57.0 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 58.4 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 58.5 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 60.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 61.1 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 63.9 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 65.0 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 66.0 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 71.1 km |
| 2 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 76.8 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 88.9 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 20.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区本町 | Fukushima | 21.4 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 26.3 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 28.4 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 31.5 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 40.5 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 41.0 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 42.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 43.9 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 45.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 47.6 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 48.8 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 49.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 50.9 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 51.7 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 51.8 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 51.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 52.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 54.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 54.4 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 54.8 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 55.6 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 56.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 57.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 57.1 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 61.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 63.5 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 65.8 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Miharu Town三春町大町 | Fukushima | 67.1 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 68.9 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 71.9 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 74.0 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 74.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 75.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 76.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 79.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 80.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 82.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 86.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 86.8 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 88.0 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 88.4 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 89.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 90.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 90.5 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 91.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 92.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 98.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 99.1 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 101.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 104.9 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Obanazawa City尾花沢市若葉町 | Yamagata | 107.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 110.4 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 117.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 119.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 125.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 126.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 128.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 130.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 131.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 140.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 149.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 151.7 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 154.5 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 154.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 166.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 174.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 176.7 km |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
UPDATES
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SOURCES
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Multiple source bulletins do not necessarily represent multiple corrections.
- P2PQUAKEIssued: September 11, 2018 at 04:31:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:35:21
- P2PQUAKEIssued: September 11, 2018 at 04:31:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:35:21
- P2PQUAKEIssued: September 11, 2018 at 04:30:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:35:21
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