Confirmed
March 15, 2021 at 00:26:00 JST
Northern Wakayama Prefecture · M4.6 · Shindo 5−
和歌山県北部
Maximum Shindo5−JMA
MagnitudeM4.6JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations175JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo5−
Yuasa Town湯浅町
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Kainan City海南市
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Gobo City御坊市
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Arida City有田市
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Yura Town由良町
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Minabe Townみなべ町
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Kinokawa City紀の川市
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Kimino Town紀美野町
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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
175Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5− | Yuasa Town湯浅町青木 | Wakayama | 3.5 km |
| 4 | 和歌山広川町広 | Wakayama | 4.3 km |
| 4 | 有田川町下津野 | Wakayama | 6.9 km |
| 3 | Yura Town由良町里 | Wakayama | 8.6 km |
| 3 | 有田川町中井原 | Wakayama | 9.0 km |
| 3 | 日高川町高津尾 | Wakayama | 9.4 km |
| 3 | 和歌山日高町高家 | Wakayama | 9.5 km |
| 3 | 日高川町土生 | Wakayama | 10.0 km |
| 3 | Arida City有田市箕島 | Wakayama | 11.4 km |
| 3 | Gobo City御坊市薗 | Wakayama | 12.7 km |
| 3 | Kainan City海南市下津 | Wakayama | 13.0 km |
| 3 | Arida City有田市初島町 | Wakayama | 13.3 km |
| 3 | 和歌山美浜町和田 | Wakayama | 13.8 km |
| 2 | 日高川町川原河 | Wakayama | 15.9 km |
| 2 | Kainan City海南市南赤坂 | Wakayama | 18.1 km |
| 2 | Kimino Town紀美野町下佐々 | Wakayama | 20.4 km |
| 2 | Minabe Townみなべ町土井 | Wakayama | 21.5 km |
| 2 | Kimino Town紀美野町神野市場 | Wakayama | 22.2 km |
| 2 | Shimizu, Aridagawa Town有田川町清水 | Wakayama | 23.0 km |
| 2 | Wakayama City和歌山市一番丁 | Wakayama | 25.7 km |
| 2 | Wakayama City和歌山市男野芝丁 | Wakayama | 25.7 km |
| 2 | Kinokawa City紀の川市貴志川町神戸 | Wakayama | 26.4 km |
| 2 | Minabe Townみなべ町芝 | Wakayama | 27.8 km |
| 2 | Ryujin, Tanabe City田辺市龍神村西 | Wakayama | 29.5 km |
| 2 | Nakahechi, Tanabe City田辺市中辺路町近露 | Wakayama | 43.1 km |
| 2 | Hashimoto City橋本市東家 | Wakayama | 51.1 km |
| 2 | Totsukawa Village十津川村小原 | Nara | 54.5 km |
| 2 | Hongu, Tanabe City田辺市本宮町本宮 | Wakayama | 55.6 km |
| 2 | Shingu City新宮市熊野川町日足 | Wakayama | 65.5 km |
| 2 | Takatori Town高取町観覚寺 | Nara | 73.8 km |
| 2 | Kiho Town紀宝町神内 | Mie | 79.9 km |
| 2 | Takamatsu City高松市庵治町 | 香川県 | 107.3 km |
| 2 | Tonosho Town土庄町甲 | 香川県 | 107.8 km |
| 2 | 田辺市中屋敷町 | Wakayama | — |
| 1 | 和歌山印南町印南 | Wakayama | 20.1 km |
| 1 | Kinokawa City紀の川市桃山町元 | Wakayama | 30.0 km |
| 1 | Iwade City岩出市西野 | Wakayama | 30.6 km |
| 1 | Hanazono, Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町花園梁瀬 | Wakayama | 33.4 km |
| 1 | Kinokawa City紀の川市西大井 | Wakayama | 33.4 km |
| 1 | Kinokawa City紀の川市粉河 | Wakayama | 35.7 km |
| 1 | 大阪岬町深日 | 大阪府 | 35.9 km |
| 1 | Kinokawa City紀の川市那賀総合センター | Wakayama | 37.6 km |
| 1 | Nakahechi, Tanabe City田辺市中辺路町栗栖川 | Wakayama | 37.7 km |
| 1 | Kamitonda Town上富田町朝来 | Wakayama | 39.5 km |
| 1 | Hannan City阪南市尾崎町 | 大阪府 | 40.1 km |
| 1 | 田辺市鮎川 | Wakayama | 40.2 km |
| 1 | Sennan City泉南市男里 | 大阪府 | 41.4 km |
| 1 | かつらぎ町丁ノ町 | Wakayama | 43.3 km |
| 1 | Koya Town高野町役場 | Wakayama | 43.9 km |
| 1 | Tajiri Town田尻町嘉祥寺 | 大阪府 | 44.0 km |
| 1 | Kudoyama Town九度山町九度山 | Wakayama | 46.2 km |
| 1 | Izumisano City泉佐野市りんくう往来 | 大阪府 | 46.4 km |
| 1 | Kumatori Town熊取町野田 | 大阪府 | 46.5 km |
| 1 | Sumoto City洲本市山手 | Hyogo | 46.8 km |
| 1 | Izumisano City泉佐野市市場 | 大阪府 | 47.0 km |
| 1 | Hashimoto City橋本市高野口町名倉 | Wakayama | 47.8 km |
| 1 | Sumoto City洲本市物部 | Hyogo | 48.0 km |
| 1 | Anan City阿南市富岡町 | Tokushima | 51.6 km |
| 1 | Kishiwada City岸和田市畑町 | 大阪府 | 51.9 km |
| 1 | Shirahama Town白浜町日置 | Wakayama | 52.6 km |
| 1 | Kishiwada City岸和田市岸城町 | 大阪府 | 53.2 km |
| 1 | Minamiawaji City南あわじ市福良 | Hyogo | 53.3 km |
| 1 | Anan City阿南市羽ノ浦町 | Tokushima | 53.9 km |
| 1 | Susami Townすさみ町周参見 | Wakayama | 57.1 km |
| 1 | Anan City阿南市山口町 | Tokushima | 57.3 km |
| 1 | Tadaoka Town忠岡町忠岡東 | 大阪府 | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Tokushima City徳島市大和町 | Tokushima | 58.4 km |
| 1 | Izumiotsu City泉大津市東雲町 | 大阪府 | 58.7 km |
| 1 | Naruto City鳴門市鳴門町 | Tokushima | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Sakai Minami Ward大阪堺市南区桃山台 | 大阪府 | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Minami Town美波町西の地 | Tokushima | 61.9 km |
| 1 | Chihayaakasaka Village千早赤阪村水分 | 大阪府 | 64.0 km |
| 1 | Tondabayashi City富田林市高辺台 | 大阪府 | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Awaji City淡路市富島 | Hyogo | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Tenkawa Village天川村沢谷 | Nara | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Naka Town那賀町和食 | Tokushima | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Tondabayashi City富田林市本町 | 大阪府 | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Kanan Town河南町白木 | 大阪府 | 67.3 km |
| 1 | Shimoichi Town下市町下市 | Nara | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Naka Town那賀町延野 | Tokushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Oyodo Town大淀町桧垣本 | Nara | 69.6 km |
| 1 | Tenkawa Village天川村洞川 | Nara | 69.8 km |
| 1 | Shimokitayama Village下北山村寺垣内 | Nara | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Ishii Town石井町高川原 | Tokushima | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Gose City御所市役所 | Nara | 71.3 km |
| 1 | Kitayama Village北山村大沼 | Wakayama | 71.6 km |
| 1 | Katsuragi City葛城市柿本 | Nara | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Yamatotakada City大和高田市野口 | Nara | 75.0 km |
| 1 | Kamikitayama Village上北山村河合 | Nara | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Kashiba City香芝市本町 | Nara | 75.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatotakada City大和高田市大中 | Nara | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Osaka Higashisumiyoshi Ward大阪東住吉区杭全 | 大阪府 | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Kozagawa Town古座川町高池 | Wakayama | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Yoshinogawa City吉野川市鴨島町 | Tokushima | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Kammaki Town上牧町上牧 | Nara | 78.4 km |
| 1 | Koryo Town広陵町南郷 | Nara | 78.4 km |
| 1 | Kashihara City橿原市八木町 | Nara | 78.4 km |
| 1 | Shingu City新宮市磐盾 | Wakayama | 78.6 km |
| 1 | 奈良川上村迫 | Nara | 78.8 km |
| 1 | Shingu City新宮市新宮 | Wakayama | 79.3 km |
| 1 | Naka Town那賀町上那賀 | Tokushima | 79.6 km |
| 1 | Kushimoto Town串本町串本 | Wakayama | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Kushimoto Town串本町潮岬 | Wakayama | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Oji Town王寺町王寺 | Nara | 80.5 km |
| 1 | Kiho Town紀宝町鵜殿 | Mie | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Mugi Town牟岐町中村 | Tokushima | 80.9 km |
| 1 | 三重御浜町阿田和 | Mie | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Miyake Town三宅町伴堂 | Nara | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Taiji Town太地町役場 | Wakayama | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Kumano City熊野市有馬町 | Mie | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Sakurai City桜井市粟殿 | Nara | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Tawaramoto Town田原本町役場 | Nara | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Taiji Town太地町太地暖海公園 | Wakayama | 83.0 km |
| 1 | 奈良川西町結崎 | Nara | 83.0 km |
| 1 | Ikaruga Town斑鳩町法隆寺西 | Nara | 83.4 km |
| 1 | Ando Town安堵町東安堵 | Nara | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Higashikagawa City東かがわ市西村 | 香川県 | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Uda City宇陀市大宇陀迫間 | Nara | 85.8 km |
| 1 | Sakurai City桜井市初瀬 | Nara | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Tenri City天理市川原城町 | Nara | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatokoriyama City大和郡山市北郡山町 | Nara | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Owase City尾鷲市南浦 | Mie | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Kakogawa City加古川市加古川町 | Hyogo | 90.2 km |
| 1 | Kaiyo Town海陽町大里 | Tokushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Koyadaira, Mima City美馬市木屋平 | Tokushima | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Owase City尾鷲市南陽町 | Mie | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Owase City尾鷲市中央町 | Mie | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Sanuki Cityさぬき市津田町 | 香川県 | 93.0 km |
| 1 | 三重紀北町相賀 | Mie | 95.9 km |
| 1 | Sanuki Cityさぬき市寒川町 | 香川県 | 96.1 km |
| 1 | Shodoshima Town小豆島町馬木 | 香川県 | 97.2 km |
| 1 | Sanuki Cityさぬき市長尾総合公園 | 香川県 | 97.2 km |
| 1 | 美馬市脇町 | Tokushima | 97.2 km |
| 1 | Toyo Town東洋町生見 | Kochi | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Sanuki Cityさぬき市志度 | 香川県 | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Shodoshima Town小豆島町池田 | 香川県 | 104.0 km |
| 1 | Mitsue Village御杖村菅野 | Nara | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Takamatsu City高松市牟礼町 | 香川県 | 104.8 km |
| 1 | つるぎ町貞光 | Tokushima | 105.4 km |
| 1 | 三重紀北町東長島 | Mie | 107.7 km |
| 1 | Takamatsu City高松市伏石町 | 香川県 | 111.3 km |
| 1 | 三重大紀町錦 | Mie | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Takamatsu City高松市扇町 | 香川県 | 113.8 km |
| 1 | 津市美杉町八知 | Mie | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Iga City伊賀市島ヶ原 | Mie | 116.4 km |
| 1 | Ayagawa Town綾川町山田下 | 香川県 | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Takamatsu City高松市国分寺町 | 香川県 | 119.1 km |
| 1 | Ayagawa Town綾川町滝宮 | 香川県 | 121.3 km |
| 1 | Naoshima Town直島町役場 | 香川県 | 121.8 km |
| 1 | Setouchi City瀬戸内市邑久町 | Okayama | 125.7 km |
| 1 | Iga City伊賀市平田 | Mie | 126.1 km |
| 1 | Setouchi City瀬戸内市長船町 | Okayama | 127.6 km |
| 1 | Okayama Higashi Ward岡山東区西大寺南 | Okayama | 129.6 km |
| 1 | Aki City安芸市西浜 | Kochi | 132.0 km |
| 1 | Okayama Minami Ward岡山南区浦安南町 | Okayama | 134.0 km |
| 1 | Okayama Minami Ward岡山南区片岡 | Okayama | 136.3 km |
| 1 | Tadotsu Town多度津町家中 | 香川県 | 136.9 km |
| 1 | Akaiwa City赤磐市上市 | Okayama | 137.2 km |
| 1 | Okayama Naka Ward岡山中区浜 | Okayama | 137.7 km |
| 1 | Okayama Kita Ward岡山北区大供 | Okayama | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市児島小川町 | Okayama | 138.3 km |
| 1 | 津市安濃町東観音寺 | Mie | 142.6 km |
| 1 | Hayashima Town早島町前潟 | Okayama | 142.6 km |
| 1 | Kanonji City観音寺市坂本町 | 香川県 | 142.7 km |
| 1 | Kanonji City観音寺市瀬戸町 | 香川県 | 144.5 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市船穂町 | Okayama | 151.5 km |
| 1 | Kurashiki City倉敷市玉島阿賀崎 | Okayama | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Asakuchi City浅口市金光町 | Okayama | 157.3 km |
| 1 | 高野町高野山中学校 | Wakayama | — |
| 1 | 那智勝浦町朝日 | Wakayama | — |
| 1 | 五條市本町 | Nara | — |
| 1 | 葛城市長尾 | Nara | — |
| 1 | 河内長野市役所 | 大阪府 | — |
| 1 | 泉南市消防本部 | 大阪府 | — |
| 1 | 玉野市宇野 | Okayama | — |
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