December 23, 2016 at 11:27:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.4 · 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 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 61.3 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 63.0 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 65.7 km |
| 2 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 66.7 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 69.6 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 73.8 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 79.0 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 82.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 92.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 94.3 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 94.9 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 110.9 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 116.9 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 118.0 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 125.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 62.6 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 62.9 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 74.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 78.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 80.8 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 88.5 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 94.3 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 94.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 94.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 95.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 100.7 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 104.5 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 110.9 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 112.0 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 113.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 115.0 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 115.1 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 117.1 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 118.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 118.8 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 119.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 120.0 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 120.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 120.5 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 124.4 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 127.7 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 133.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 135.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 135.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 139.5 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 144.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 145.6 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 153.4 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 167.2 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 170.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 183.2 km |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
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