December 18, 2020 at 08:03:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 33.1 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 40.3 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 40.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 44.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 52.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 52.9 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 65.7 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 67.2 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 67.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 69.1 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 70.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 72.9 km |
| 2 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 73.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 79.2 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 79.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 25.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 27.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 35.2 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 35.6 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 43.3 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 52.1 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 54.7 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 55.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 56.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 60.2 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 60.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 63.5 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 64.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 67.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 72.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 74.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 76.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 76.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 77.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 77.9 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 80.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 82.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 82.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 84.6 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 86.5 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 88.7 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 89.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 89.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 91.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 94.1 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 95.3 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 95.3 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 97.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 99.4 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 100.0 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 100.7 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 106.9 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 114.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 119.2 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 120.3 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 134.7 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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