Confirmed
August 31, 2023 at 15:06:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.2JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth70 km
Stations159JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
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Ichinoseki City一関市
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Shiogama City塩竈市
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Kakuda City角田市
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Marumori Town丸森町
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Yamamoto Town山元町
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Shibata Town柴田町
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Sumita Town住田町
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
159Observed 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 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 54.2 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 55.6 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 57.7 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 60.9 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 63.0 km |
| 2 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 63.1 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 66.8 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 69.6 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 71.3 km |
| 2 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 73.8 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 74.1 km |
| 2 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 74.5 km |
| 2 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 75.9 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 77.2 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 78.1 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 80.1 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 81.3 km |
| 2 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 83.5 km |
| 2 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 85.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 85.8 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 86.8 km |
| 2 | Shiogama City塩竈市今宮町 | Miyagi | 87.0 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 88.0 km |
| 2 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 88.3 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 88.6 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 89.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 89.6 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 89.7 km |
| 2 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 94.5 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 94.9 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 99.8 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 100.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 103.4 km |
| 2 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 106.3 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 110.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 113.3 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 115.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 116.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 138.4 km |
| 2 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 159.9 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 55.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区本町 | Fukushima | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 57.3 km |
| 1 | Futaba Town双葉町長塚 | Fukushima | 59.0 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 67.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 76.5 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 76.7 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 80.5 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 84.4 km |
| 1 | Onagawa Town女川町女川 | Miyagi | 84.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 85.0 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 85.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 86.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 87.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 87.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 88.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 90.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 90.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 92.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 92.6 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 92.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 93.2 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 93.6 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 93.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 94.3 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 94.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 95.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 95.7 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 95.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Koori Town桑折町谷地 | Fukushima | 96.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 96.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 97.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 97.1 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 97.1 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 97.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 98.5 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 99.0 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 99.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市花園町 | Fukushima | 99.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 101.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 102.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 104.0 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 104.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 104.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 108.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 109.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 110.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 110.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川旭 | Miyagi | 110.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 111.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 112.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 114.5 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 115.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 116.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 117.1 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 118.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 118.4 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 118.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 121.3 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 122.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 123.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 124.8 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 125.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 126.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 126.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 129.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 130.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 130.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 131.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 131.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 131.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 133.2 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 133.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 135.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 137.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 139.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 140.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 147.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 147.5 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 147.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 148.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 149.3 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 151.9 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市前沢 | Iwate | 155.6 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市衣川 | Iwate | 156.1 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 164.3 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 164.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 165.7 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 175.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 178.0 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 178.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 179.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 185.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 189.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 194.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 206.5 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 208.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 217.2 km |
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