November 21, 2016 at 11:47:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 2
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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 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 72.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 78.0 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 83.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 83.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 86.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 96.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 98.4 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 98.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 105.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 110.2 km |
| 2 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 47.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 68.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 68.3 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 68.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 69.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 69.9 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 71.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 71.6 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 72.4 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 72.7 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 76.4 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 77.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 77.2 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 81.1 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 81.8 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 88.0 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 90.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 92.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 93.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 95.1 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 95.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 95.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 96.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 97.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 98.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 99.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 100.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 104.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 104.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 105.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 109.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 109.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 110.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 111.5 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 111.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 112.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 114.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 117.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 120.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 120.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 124.7 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 125.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 126.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 128.3 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 131.5 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 138.0 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 152.7 km |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
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