August 24, 2015 at 14:49:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M5.0 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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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 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 27.7 km |
| 3 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 28.4 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 26.1 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 27.6 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 32.5 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 34.3 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 40.6 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 42.5 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 45.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 52.6 km |
| 2 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 92.4 km |
| 2 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 109.3 km |
| 2 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 138.3 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 144.5 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 43.2 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 43.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 47.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 48.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 49.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 53.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 59.2 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 60.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 62.7 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 79.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 82.1 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 82.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 83.9 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 83.9 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 84.0 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 85.3 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 87.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 89.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 93.2 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 96.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 96.9 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 97.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 100.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 104.3 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 105.2 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 109.6 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 113.7 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 115.5 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 122.1 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 122.7 km |
| 1 | Shimogo Town下郷町高陦 | Fukushima | 124.1 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 125.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 125.7 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 130.9 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 131.9 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 132.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 134.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 136.0 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 136.2 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市中塩原 | Tochigi | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 138.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 139.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 139.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 140.0 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 144.0 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 145.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 145.8 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 146.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 147.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 148.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 148.8 km |
| 1 | Nishiaizu Town西会津町登世島 | Fukushima | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 151.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 151.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 152.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 153.1 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 154.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 154.6 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 156.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 156.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 163.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 163.9 km |
| 1 | Nishikawa Town西川町大井沢 | Yamagata | 167.1 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 168.7 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 168.9 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市栗橋 | Saitama | 193.1 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 200.3 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市谷原新田 | Saitama | 203.9 km |
| 1 | Kamo City加茂市幸町 | Niigata | 204.1 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市西目町沼田 | Akita | 253.6 km |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 西会津町野沢 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
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