Confirmed
May 23, 2016 at 23:17:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 3
茨城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.1JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth60 km
Stations158JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Mito City水戸市
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Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市
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Tsukuba Cityつくば市
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Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
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Kasama City笠間市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Takahagi City高萩市
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Sakuragawa City桜川市
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
158Observed 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 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 47.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 36.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 37.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 39.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 41.3 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 43.1 km |
| 2 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 46.2 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 49.5 km |
| 2 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 51.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 55.4 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 56.3 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 57.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 59.5 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 61.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 65.2 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 68.2 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 69.2 km |
| 2 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 75.0 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 79.9 km |
| 2 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 81.3 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 82.0 km |
| 2 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 82.1 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 83.0 km |
| 2 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 87.4 km |
| 2 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 90.0 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 92.4 km |
| 2 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 97.3 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 104.2 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 107.8 km |
| 2 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 108.4 km |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 37.7 km |
| 1 | Oarai Town大洗町磯浜町 | Ibaraki | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 42.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 44.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 49.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 51.0 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 51.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 52.6 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 53.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 55.1 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 55.2 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 57.3 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 57.6 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 58.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 58.5 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 61.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 62.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 63.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 63.5 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 63.7 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 64.2 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 64.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 67.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 71.4 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 72.2 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 73.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 74.0 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 79.0 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 80.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 80.3 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 81.2 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市役所 | Tochigi | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 82.0 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 83.3 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市大金 | Tochigi | 86.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 87.1 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市海老ヶ島 | Ibaraki | 87.8 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 88.0 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市荒町 | Tochigi | 88.9 km |
| 1 | 成田国際空港 | Chiba | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 89.2 km |
| 1 | Ushiku City牛久市中央 | Ibaraki | 89.5 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 91.7 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 92.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 92.4 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 93.0 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市本城町 | Ibaraki | 95.7 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市新石下 | Ibaraki | 96.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 97.0 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市鬼怒 | Ibaraki | 97.2 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 97.7 km |
| 1 | 栃木さくら市氏家 | Tochigi | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 100.5 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 101.3 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo Town八千代町菅谷 | Ibaraki | 102.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 102.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 103.1 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 103.3 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 104.1 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 104.1 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 104.5 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市岩井 | Ibaraki | 108.1 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 108.3 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 110.8 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 111.2 km |
| 1 | Kashiwa City柏市旭町 | Chiba | 111.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 112.7 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 112.8 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市東宝珠花 | Chiba | 113.8 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 116.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 116.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市岩舟町静 | Tochigi | 120.6 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 120.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 121.4 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 121.5 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市粕壁 | Saitama | 121.7 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 123.9 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 124.6 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 124.9 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 125.7 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 134.6 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 139.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 141.5 km |
| 1 | Chiyoda Town千代田町赤岩 | Gunma | 141.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 142.6 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市元宿町 | Gunma | 149.8 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 154.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 157.2 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市新里町 | Gunma | 157.9 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 158.8 km |
| 1 | Honjo City本庄市児玉町 | Saitama | 169.7 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 176.3 km |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 結城市結城 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 牛久市城中町 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 筑西市下中山 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 下野市小金井 | Tochigi | — |
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