April 16, 2015 at 16:38:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 3
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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 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 25.9 km |
| 3 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 33.6 km |
| 2 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 24.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 28.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 33.2 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 40.1 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 46.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 54.2 km |
| 2 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 55.1 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 58.1 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 60.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 61.6 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 64.4 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 66.3 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 67.4 km |
| 2 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 68.8 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 76.3 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 77.2 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 79.9 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 84.2 km |
| 2 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 84.7 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 88.2 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 94.0 km |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 28.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 29.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 40.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 44.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 45.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 47.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 48.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 51.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 53.0 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 54.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 55.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 55.4 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 55.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 56.6 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 57.8 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 58.4 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 59.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 62.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 62.8 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉舘ヶ丘 | Fukushima | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 69.1 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 71.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 72.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 74.1 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 74.3 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 76.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 84.8 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 85.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 86.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 90.5 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 96.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 96.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市海老ヶ島 | Ibaraki | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 102.3 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 105.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 107.8 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村曲藤 | Fukushima | 108.7 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 111.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 111.8 km |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
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