December 2, 2018 at 11:04:00 JST
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture · M3.4 · Shindo 2
茨城県北部
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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 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 18.1 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 42.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 9.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 11.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 11.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 16.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 17.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 17.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 18.5 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 18.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 18.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 22.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 22.4 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 22.8 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 24.9 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 26.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 26.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 33.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 35.4 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 38.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 39.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 39.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 41.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 42.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 42.8 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 43.8 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 46.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 51.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 52.2 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 54.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 55.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 57.2 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 59.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 59.2 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 61.6 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 62.7 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 65.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 65.4 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 70.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 71.8 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 86.1 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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