September 5, 2023 at 16:53:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.4 · Shindo 2
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 83.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 64.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 79.0 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 80.1 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 88.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 92.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 93.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 99.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 101.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 102.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 106.9 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 107.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 107.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 108.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 109.9 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 110.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 111.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 111.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 121.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 121.7 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 122.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 126.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 128.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 129.9 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 130.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 130.5 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 130.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 133.9 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 139.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 142.0 km |
| 1 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 145.1 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 146.7 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 148.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中岡本町 | Tochigi | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市名古屋 | Chiba | 152.2 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 157.2 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 158.1 km |
| 1 | Tatebayashi City館林市上三林町 | Gunma | 200.5 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 230.8 km |
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