March 5, 2018 at 04:53:00 JST
Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu Island · M5.5 · Shindo 2
択捉島南東沖
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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
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| Shindo | Station | Prefecture | Distance from epicentre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nemuro City根室市落石東 | Hokkaido | 357.5 km |
| 2 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 374.0 km |
| 2 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 431.1 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市弥栄 | Hokkaido | 344.6 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 360.2 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町本別海 | Hokkaido | 362.7 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市厚床 | Hokkaido | 373.0 km |
| 1 | Nakashibetsu Town中標津町丸山 | Hokkaido | 377.0 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町西春別 | Hokkaido | 398.3 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町真栄 | Hokkaido | 411.9 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町尾幌 | Hokkaido | 425.9 km |
| 1 | Akan, Kushiro City釧路市阿寒町中央 | Hokkaido | 460.5 km |
| 1 | Shiranuka Town白糠町西１条 | Hokkaido | 471.9 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町生花 | Hokkaido | 536.8 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 762.9 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 815.0 km |
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