April 16, 2016 at 05:52:00 JST
Aso Region, Kumamoto Prefecture · M4.0 · Shindo 3
熊本県阿蘇地方
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ubuyama Village産山村山鹿 | Kumamoto | 1.9 km |
| 3 | Aso City阿蘇市波野 | Kumamoto | 8.3 km |
| 3 | Aso City阿蘇市一の宮町 | Kumamoto | 10.8 km |
| 3 | 竹田市荻町 | Oita | 12.9 km |
| 3 | Aso City阿蘇市内牧 | Kumamoto | 15.3 km |
| 3 | Kashima Town嘉島町上島 | Kumamoto | 50.3 km |
| 3 | 熊本美里町永富 | Kumamoto | 52.8 km |
| 3 | Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本西区春日 | Kumamoto | 53.4 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市豊野町 | Kumamoto | 58.0 km |
| 2 | 竹田市久住町 | Oita | 8.7 km |
| 2 | Minamioguni Town南小国町赤馬場 | Kumamoto | 16.4 km |
| 2 | Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村中松 | Kumamoto | 17.8 km |
| 2 | 熊本小国町宮原 | Kumamoto | 18.0 km |
| 2 | 竹田市竹田小学校 | Oita | 19.0 km |
| 2 | 竹田市直入町 | Oita | 19.0 km |
| 2 | 竹田市会々 | Oita | 19.4 km |
| 2 | 熊本高森町高森 | Kumamoto | 20.3 km |
| 2 | 豊後大野市清川町 | Oita | 30.1 km |
| 2 | Kikuchi City菊池市旭志 | Kumamoto | 32.3 km |
| 2 | Ozu Town大津町引水 | Kumamoto | 32.8 km |
| 2 | Yufu City由布市湯布院町川上 | Oita | 33.5 km |
| 2 | 豊後大野市三重町 | Oita | 36.1 km |
| 2 | Kikuyo Town菊陽町久保田 | Kumamoto | 37.9 km |
| 2 | Koshi City合志市竹迫 | Kumamoto | 40.2 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Higashi Ward熊本東区佐土原 | Kumamoto | 45.7 km |
| 2 | Mifune Town御船町御船 | Kumamoto | 49.4 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本中央区大江 | Kumamoto | 50.1 km |
| 2 | Kosa Town甲佐町豊内 | Kumamoto | 53.3 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区城南町 | Kumamoto | 53.7 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町馬場 | Kumamoto | 55.4 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区富合町 | Kumamoto | 57.7 km |
| 2 | Tamana City玉名市天水町 | Kumamoto | 58.8 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市松橋町 | Kumamoto | 62.0 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市不知火町 | Kumamoto | 63.0 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市小川町 | Kumamoto | 65.3 km |
| 2 | Hikawa Town氷川町島地 | Kumamoto | 68.1 km |
| 2 | 八代市千丁町 | Kumamoto | 74.6 km |
| 2 | 八代市坂本町 | Kumamoto | 79.5 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市五和町 | Kumamoto | 109.1 km |
| 2 | 山都町下馬尾 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | 竹田市直入小学校 | Oita | 17.7 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市朝地町 | Oita | 21.5 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市上津江町 | Oita | 23.4 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市緒方町 | Oita | 25.5 km |
| 1 | Kokonoe Town九重町後野上 | Oita | 25.5 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市中津江村栃野 | Oita | 27.4 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市大野町 | Oita | 28.4 km |
| 1 | Kusu Town玖珠町帆足 | Oita | 31.7 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市天瀬町 | Oita | 32.4 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町三田井 | Miyazaki | 33.5 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町寺迫 | Miyazaki | 34.8 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市前津江町 | Oita | 35.0 km |
| 1 | Oita City大分市野津原 | Oita | 35.6 km |
| 1 | Yufu City由布市挾間町 | Oita | 36.5 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市犬飼町黒松 | Oita | 37.3 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市千歳町 | Oita | 37.6 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市矢部村 | Fukuoka | 39.2 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市泗水町 | Kumamoto | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市菊鹿町 | Kumamoto | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Beppu City別府市上野口町 | Oita | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市七城町 | Kumamoto | 41.3 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市犬飼町犬飼 | Oita | 41.8 km |
| 1 | Beppu City別府市天間 | Oita | 42.0 km |
| 1 | Beppu City別府市鶴見 | Oita | 42.6 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿本町 | Kumamoto | 43.0 km |
| 1 | Oita City大分市新春日町 | Oita | 44.4 km |
| 1 | Koshi City合志市御代志 | Kumamoto | 44.7 km |
| 1 | 佐伯市宇目 | Oita | 45.7 km |
| 1 | Oita City大分市長浜 | Oita | 47.2 km |
| 1 | Usa City宇佐市院内町 | Oita | 47.9 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市老人福祉センター | Kumamoto | 48.6 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿央町 | Kumamoto | 48.7 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本北区植木町 | Kumamoto | 49.0 km |
| 1 | Usa City宇佐市安心院町 | Oita | 50.8 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市杷木池田 | Fukuoka | 54.0 km |
| 1 | Gyokuto Town玉東町木葉 | Kumamoto | 54.0 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市北川町川内名白石 | Miyazaki | 55.9 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村下福良 | Miyazaki | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村総合運動公園 | Miyazaki | 60.1 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市中尾 | Kumamoto | 61.3 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市横島町 | Kumamoto | 61.3 km |
| 1 | 八代市泉支所 | Kumamoto | 61.6 km |
| 1 | 八代市泉町 | Kumamoto | 61.8 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市宮野 | Fukuoka | 62.2 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市天神小路 | Miyazaki | 63.2 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市岱明町 | Kumamoto | 64.2 km |
| 1 | 宮崎美郷町田代 | Miyazaki | 65.4 km |
| 1 | 佐伯市春日町 | Oita | 65.5 km |
| 1 | 八代市東陽町 | Kumamoto | 67.2 km |
| 1 | 佐伯市上浦 | Oita | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Hikawa Town氷川町宮原 | Kumamoto | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Omuta City大牟田市昭和町 | Fukuoka | 70.1 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町新町 | Fukuoka | 70.7 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市高田町 | Fukuoka | 70.9 km |
| 1 | 八代市鏡町 | Kumamoto | 71.0 km |
| 1 | 佐伯市蒲江蒲江浦 | Oita | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Soeda Town添田町添田 | Fukuoka | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市三潴町 | Fukuoka | 74.0 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市津福本町 | Fukuoka | 74.0 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市三橋町 | Fukuoka | 74.3 km |
| 1 | Aka Village赤村内田 | Fukuoka | 75.3 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市本町 | Fukuoka | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町篠隈 | Fukuoka | 76.4 km |
| 1 | Kama City嘉麻市上臼井 | Fukuoka | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Mizukami Village水上村岩野 | Kumamoto | 78.6 km |
| 1 | Kamimine Town上峰町坊所 | Saga | 80.1 km |
| 1 | 八代市平山新町 | Kumamoto | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Kanzaki City神埼市神埼 | Saga | 84.7 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市国見町 | Nagasaki | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市深江町 | Nagasaki | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市大矢野町 | Kumamoto | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Iizuka City飯塚市川島 | Fukuoka | 86.5 km |
| 1 | 宮崎都農町役場 | Miyazaki | 88.7 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市松島町 | Kumamoto | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市雲仙出張所 | Nagasaki | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町雲仙 | Nagasaki | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Kawaminami Town川南町川南 | Miyazaki | 95.0 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市姫戸町 | Kumamoto | 95.2 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町田浦町 | Kumamoto | 96.0 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市北有馬町 | Nagasaki | 96.6 km |
| 1 | Kuma Village球磨村渡 | Kumamoto | 97.9 km |
| 1 | Saito City西都市上の宮 | Miyazaki | 100.3 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町芦北 | Kumamoto | 102.2 km |
| 1 | Munakata City宗像市東郷 | Fukuoka | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Kunitomi Town国富町本庄 | Miyazaki | 112.6 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市牧ノ内 | Kumamoto | 113.9 km |
| 1 | Isahaya City諫早市多良見町 | Nagasaki | 115.7 km |
| 1 | Omura City大村市玖島 | Nagasaki | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口鳥巣 | Kagoshima | 119.0 km |
| 1 | Kirishima City霧島市横川町中ノ | Kagoshima | 129.7 km |
| 1 | 八代市松江城町 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | 福岡空港 | Fukuoka | — |
| 1 | 延岡市北方町卯 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 門川町本町 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 日之影町岩井川 | Miyazaki | — |
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