September 15, 2020 at 15:06:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Chiba Prefecture · M4.4 · Shindo 2
千葉県東方沖
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 7.6 km |
| 2 | Choshi City銚子市小畑新町 | Chiba | 9.5 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 42.3 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 48.1 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 52.7 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 88.4 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 9.2 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 9.3 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 19.9 km |
| 1 | Tohnosho Town東庄町笹川 | Chiba | 21.3 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 23.9 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 25.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 28.9 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 29.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 31.5 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 34.9 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 36.8 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 37.8 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 38.4 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 39.8 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 42.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 44.4 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 44.7 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 50.3 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 54.6 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 55.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市伊佐津 | Ibaraki | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 57.7 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 58.5 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Kawachi Town河内町源清田 | Ibaraki | 60.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 60.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 66.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 66.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Chiba Wakaba Ward千葉若葉区小倉台 | Chiba | 68.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 69.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 70.0 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市石岡 | Ibaraki | 70.0 km |
| 1 | Ushiku City牛久市中央 | Ibaraki | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 72.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 72.4 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 74.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 75.3 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 76.1 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 90.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 91.6 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 93.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 94.5 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 94.7 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市岩井 | Ibaraki | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 98.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市粕壁 | Saitama | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市谷原新田 | Saitama | 106.2 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 109.3 km |
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