Confirmed
January 23, 2021 at 22:12:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.5 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.5JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations140JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Kasama City笠間市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南
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Furudono Town古殿町
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Yamamoto Town山元町
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Ono Town小野町
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Sukagawa City須賀川市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
140Observed 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 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 49.5 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 51.0 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 57.1 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 59.0 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 62.3 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 62.4 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 80.1 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 83.1 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 97.6 km |
| 2 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 110.1 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 112.4 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 114.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 116.5 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 126.0 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 137.4 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 53.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 54.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 55.7 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 77.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 79.2 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 79.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 82.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 82.6 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 83.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.2 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 93.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 94.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 96.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 98.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 98.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 99.3 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 101.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 102.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡町 | Fukushima | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Yabuki Town矢吹町一本木 | Fukushima | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 105.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 105.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 106.8 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 108.1 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 108.4 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 108.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 109.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 111.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 111.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 114.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 115.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 115.9 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 116.6 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 118.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 118.5 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 119.2 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 120.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 120.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 121.1 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 121.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 121.8 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 123.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 123.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 124.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 125.1 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 125.5 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 125.5 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 127.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 127.8 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 129.7 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 130.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 132.8 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 135.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 137.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 138.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 139.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 140.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 142.2 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 143.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 147.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市石岡 | Ibaraki | 148.0 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 148.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 150.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 151.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 151.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 152.2 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 154.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 156.1 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 156.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 157.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 161.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 161.2 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 162.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 163.7 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 165.7 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 168.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 170.2 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 185.2 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 193.2 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 228.4 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: January 23, 2021 at 22:16:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:29:47
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