Confirmed
May 2, 2016 at 15:35:00 JST
Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 3
熊本県熊本地方
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.2JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth0 km
Stations130JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Uki City宇城市
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Tamana City玉名市
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Kamiamakusa City上天草市
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Hikawa Town氷川町
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Uto City宇土市
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Mashiki Town益城町
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Kashima Town嘉島町
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Kuma Village球磨村
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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
130Observed 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 | Uki City宇城市小川町 | Kumamoto | 1.1 km |
| 3 | Hikawa Town氷川町島地 | Kumamoto | 3.6 km |
| 3 | Hikawa Town氷川町宮原 | Kumamoto | 4.8 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市松橋町 | Kumamoto | 5.5 km |
| 3 | 八代市東陽町 | Kumamoto | 5.9 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市不知火町 | Kumamoto | 6.2 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市豊野町 | Kumamoto | 6.5 km |
| 3 | 八代市鏡町 | Kumamoto | 6.5 km |
| 3 | 八代市千丁町 | Kumamoto | 10.2 km |
| 3 | 八代市泉町 | Kumamoto | 12.1 km |
| 3 | 八代市泉支所 | Kumamoto | 12.1 km |
| 3 | 熊本美里町永富 | Kumamoto | 15.2 km |
| 3 | 八代市坂本町 | Kumamoto | 18.0 km |
| 3 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市松島町 | Kumamoto | 26.9 km |
| 3 | Tamana City玉名市天水町 | Kumamoto | 31.7 km |
| 3 | 八代市松江城町 | Kumamoto | — |
| 2 | 熊本美里町馬場 | Kumamoto | 9.5 km |
| 2 | Uto City宇土市浦田町 | Kumamoto | 10.7 km |
| 2 | Kosa Town甲佐町豊内 | Kumamoto | 11.7 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区城南町 | Kumamoto | 12.8 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区富合町 | Kumamoto | 13.4 km |
| 2 | Mifune Town御船町御船 | Kumamoto | 15.4 km |
| 2 | 八代市平山新町 | Kumamoto | 16.3 km |
| 2 | Kashima Town嘉島町上島 | Kumamoto | 16.5 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市三角町 | Kumamoto | 19.7 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本西区春日 | Kumamoto | 20.7 km |
| 2 | Mashiki Town益城町宮園 | Kumamoto | 23.9 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市大矢野町 | Kumamoto | 25.4 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市姫戸町 | Kumamoto | 31.1 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市有明町 | Kumamoto | 38.0 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市西有家町 | Nagasaki | 38.1 km |
| 2 | Kuma Village球磨村渡 | Kumamoto | 39.1 km |
| 2 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿央町 | Kumamoto | 41.1 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市南有馬町 | Nagasaki | 42.4 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市北有馬町 | Nagasaki | 42.7 km |
| 2 | Shiiba Village椎葉村総合運動公園 | Miyazaki | 45.0 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市口之津町 | Nagasaki | 47.9 km |
| 2 | Amakusa City天草市五和町 | Kumamoto | 48.9 km |
| 2 | Minamishimabara City南島原市加津佐町 | Nagasaki | 49.9 km |
| 2 | Isahaya City諫早市多良見町 | Nagasaki | 72.2 km |
| 2 | 山都町下馬尾 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本中央区大江 | Kumamoto | 22.3 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Higashi Ward熊本東区佐土原 | Kumamoto | 22.4 km |
| 1 | Itsuki Village五木村甲 | Kumamoto | 25.3 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町田浦町 | Kumamoto | 32.1 km |
| 1 | Koshi City合志市竹迫 | Kumamoto | 33.2 km |
| 1 | Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本北区植木町 | Kumamoto | 33.3 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市布津町 | Nagasaki | 33.4 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市横島町 | Kumamoto | 33.7 km |
| 1 | Ozu Town大津町大津 | Kumamoto | 34.9 km |
| 1 | Ozu Town大津町引水 | Kumamoto | 35.3 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市深江町 | Nagasaki | 35.4 km |
| 1 | Gyokuto Town玉東町木葉 | Kumamoto | 36.1 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市龍ヶ岳町 | Kumamoto | 37.3 km |
| 1 | Yamato Town山都町大平 | Kumamoto | 37.9 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市有家町 | Nagasaki | 38.3 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町芦北 | Kumamoto | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市中尾 | Kumamoto | 39.2 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市岱明町 | Kumamoto | 39.3 km |
| 1 | Yamae Village山江村山田 | Kumamoto | 39.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市倉岳町 | Kumamoto | 39.9 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町須惠 | Kumamoto | 41.1 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市旭志 | Kumamoto | 41.6 km |
| 1 | Nagomi Town和水町江田 | Kumamoto | 43.0 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町深田 | Kumamoto | 43.0 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町上球磨消防署 | Kumamoto | 43.0 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市隈府 | Kumamoto | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Taragi Town多良木町多良木 | Kumamoto | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Mizukami Village水上村岩野 | Kumamoto | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市雲仙出張所 | Nagasaki | 43.7 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町雲仙 | Nagasaki | 43.7 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市西間下町 | Kumamoto | 44.0 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町免田東 | Kumamoto | 44.1 km |
| 1 | Yunomae Town湯前町役場 | Kumamoto | 44.2 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市蟹作町 | Kumamoto | 45.0 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市栖本町 | Kumamoto | 45.1 km |
| 1 | Yamato Town山都町今 | Kumamoto | 45.2 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町岡原 | Kumamoto | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村下福良 | Miyazaki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Nishiki Town錦町一武 | Kumamoto | 46.3 km |
| 1 | 熊本高森町高森 | Kumamoto | 46.9 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市国見町 | Nagasaki | 47.4 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町北本町 | Nagasaki | 48.2 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市牧ノ内 | Kumamoto | 50.2 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市陣内 | Kumamoto | 51.1 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口山野 | Kagoshima | 51.6 km |
| 1 | Omuta City大牟田市昭和町 | Fukuoka | 52.1 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市南串山町 | Nagasaki | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市新和町 | Kumamoto | 55.7 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿北町 | Kumamoto | 56.6 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町獅子島 | Kagoshima | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町寺迫 | Miyazaki | 58.3 km |
| 1 | Takachiho Town高千穂町三田井 | Miyazaki | 58.4 km |
| 1 | Morotsuka Village諸塚村家代 | Miyazaki | 60.0 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市高田町 | Fukuoka | 60.2 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口鳥巣 | Kagoshima | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Reihoku Town苓北町志岐 | Kumamoto | 61.9 km |
| 1 | Ebino Cityえびの市加久藤 | Miyazaki | 61.9 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市矢部村 | Fukuoka | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町伊唐島 | Kagoshima | 62.5 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市河浦町 | Kumamoto | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Yusui Town湧水町吉松 | Kagoshima | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町鷹巣 | Kagoshima | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市本町 | Fukuoka | 67.8 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市三橋町 | Fukuoka | 68.1 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市黒木町今 | Fukuoka | 68.8 km |
| 1 | 宮崎美郷町田代 | Miyazaki | 69.9 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市天草町 | Kumamoto | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市吉田 | Fukuoka | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Oki Town大木町八町牟田 | Fukuoka | 71.9 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Kirishima City霧島市横川町中ノ | Kagoshima | 76.5 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市牛深町 | Kumamoto | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Nagasaki City長崎市元町 | Nagasaki | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市津福本町 | Fukuoka | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Hyuga City日向市東郷町山陰 | Miyazaki | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Togitsu Town時津町浦 | Nagasaki | 83.7 km |
| 1 | Saito City西都市上の宮 | Miyazaki | 84.7 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市杷木池田 | Fukuoka | 84.9 km |
| 1 | Ureshino City嬉野市下宿乙 | Saga | 86.6 km |
| 1 | 宮崎都農町役場 | Miyazaki | 89.2 km |
| 1 | Kunitomi Town国富町本庄 | Miyazaki | 89.4 km |
| 1 | Hyuga City日向市大王谷運動公園 | Miyazaki | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Kawaminami Town川南町川南 | Miyazaki | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市北川町川内名白石 | Miyazaki | 92.6 km |
| 1 | 豊後大野市三重町 | Oita | 92.9 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町下高場 | Fukuoka | 93.8 km |
| 1 | Kama City嘉麻市上臼井 | Fukuoka | 106.5 km |
| 1 | 延岡市北方町卯 | Miyazaki | — |
| 1 | 日之影町岩井川 | Miyazaki | — |
UPDATES
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 2, 2016 at 15:39:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:41:33
- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 2, 2016 at 15:39:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:41:33
- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 2, 2016 at 15:38:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:41:33
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