July 18, 2018 at 16:45:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.6 · Shindo 2
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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 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 57.8 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市羽根川 | Chiba | 63.5 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 67.0 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 43.7 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 46.0 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 46.9 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 57.3 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市高生 | Chiba | 58.3 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 59.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 61.1 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 63.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 71.6 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 72.2 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ハ | Chiba | 79.6 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ニ | Chiba | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 82.1 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市名古屋 | Chiba | 84.8 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 88.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市東新宿 | Chiba | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 94.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 96.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 98.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 102.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Ichihara City市原市姉崎 | Chiba | 122.8 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Yamato City大和市下鶴間 | Kanagawa | 172.6 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 214.9 km |
| 1 | 千葉中央区都町 | Chiba | — |
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