March 22, 2023 at 16:37:00 JST
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture · M5.4 · 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 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 99.9 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 107.7 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 115.1 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 118.4 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 133.0 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 138.8 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 139.8 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 142.5 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 145.8 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 145.9 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 148.1 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 153.8 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 155.0 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 157.1 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 163.4 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 163.9 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 169.0 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 170.1 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 170.3 km |
| 2 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 175.7 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 176.4 km |
| 2 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 178.0 km |
| 1 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 102.7 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 104.9 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村田野畑 | Iwate | 105.0 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 110.3 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 125.9 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 128.0 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 128.8 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 130.3 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 130.9 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 134.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 137.0 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 137.3 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 144.5 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 145.5 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 146.6 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 146.8 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 148.4 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 150.4 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 150.4 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 152.6 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西十二番町 | Aomori | 155.7 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 155.9 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 156.3 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 156.5 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 156.9 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 157.3 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 159.9 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 163.0 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 163.5 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 163.7 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 167.5 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 167.6 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 168.8 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 170.7 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 171.4 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 171.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 172.4 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 172.9 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 175.9 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 176.6 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 177.2 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 178.1 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 182.1 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 182.6 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 185.3 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 185.4 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 186.3 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 187.5 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 190.7 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 191.9 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 192.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 193.9 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 196.3 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 196.7 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 197.5 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 197.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 198.1 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 199.1 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 199.6 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 199.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 201.8 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 203.3 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 203.6 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 204.8 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 205.8 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 207.6 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市脇野沢 | Aomori | 207.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 209.9 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 211.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 213.7 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 217.9 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市敷島町 | Aomori | 223.5 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 223.9 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市新田目 | Akita | 227.8 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 229.3 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 230.6 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 230.9 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 232.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 232.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 234.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 234.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 237.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 237.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 238.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 241.3 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 241.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 242.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 243.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 244.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 245.5 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町森岳 | Akita | 249.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 249.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 252.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 252.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 255.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 257.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 259.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 260.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 270.0 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 273.3 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 291.5 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 317.6 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 320.7 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 328.0 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 386.1 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 412.8 km |
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