Confirmed
September 8, 2017 at 14:20:00 JST
Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 4
熊本県熊本地方
Maximum Shindo4JMA
MagnitudeM4.1JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations147JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo4
Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本市西区
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Uki City宇城市
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Uto City宇土市
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Mashiki Town益城町
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Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本市中央区
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Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本市北区
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Kashima Town嘉島町
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Kikuchi City菊池市
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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
147Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Kumamoto Nishi Ward熊本西区春日 | Kumamoto | 9.7 km |
| 3 | Uto City宇土市新小路町 | Kumamoto | 4.0 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市松橋町 | Kumamoto | 5.9 km |
| 3 | Uki City宇城市不知火町 | Kumamoto | 6.2 km |
| 3 | Kumamoto Chuo Ward熊本中央区大江 | Kumamoto | 11.2 km |
| 3 | Mashiki Town益城町木山 | Kumamoto | 15.0 km |
| 3 | Kumamoto Kita Ward熊本北区植木町 | Kumamoto | 22.2 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区富合町 | Kumamoto | 2.9 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Minami Ward熊本南区城南町 | Kumamoto | 3.9 km |
| 2 | Kashima Town嘉島町上島 | Kumamoto | 7.2 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市豊野町 | Kumamoto | 8.1 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町馬場 | Kumamoto | 10.7 km |
| 2 | Kosa Town甲佐町豊内 | Kumamoto | 11.7 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市小川町 | Kumamoto | 12.2 km |
| 2 | Kumamoto Higashi Ward熊本東区佐土原 | Kumamoto | 12.5 km |
| 2 | Hikawa Town氷川町島地 | Kumamoto | 13.6 km |
| 2 | Hikawa Town氷川町宮原 | Kumamoto | 15.6 km |
| 2 | 八代市鏡町 | Kumamoto | 16.2 km |
| 2 | 熊本美里町永富 | Kumamoto | 17.4 km |
| 2 | 八代市千丁町 | Kumamoto | 20.0 km |
| 2 | Koshi City合志市御代志 | Kumamoto | 21.4 km |
| 2 | Tamana City玉名市天水町 | Kumamoto | 21.5 km |
| 2 | Kikuyo Town菊陽町久保田 | Kumamoto | 21.5 km |
| 2 | Uki City宇城市三角町 | Kumamoto | 22.1 km |
| 2 | Koshi City合志市竹迫 | Kumamoto | 22.7 km |
| 2 | Nishihara Village西原村小森 | Kumamoto | 23.6 km |
| 2 | Tamana City玉名市横島町 | Kumamoto | 23.9 km |
| 2 | Gyokuto Town玉東町木葉 | Kumamoto | 25.3 km |
| 2 | Kikuchi City菊池市泗水町 | Kumamoto | 25.5 km |
| 2 | Ozu Town大津町引水 | Kumamoto | 26.1 km |
| 2 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市大矢野町 | Kumamoto | 28.3 km |
| 2 | Tamana City玉名市岱明町 | Kumamoto | 29.7 km |
| 2 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿央町 | Kumamoto | 30.0 km |
| 2 | Kikuchi City菊池市旭志 | Kumamoto | 31.5 km |
| 2 | Nagomi Town和水町江田 | Kumamoto | 32.2 km |
| 2 | Kikuchi City菊池市隈府 | Kumamoto | 32.7 km |
| 2 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿本町 | Kumamoto | 33.5 km |
| 2 | Yamaga City山鹿市菊鹿町 | Kumamoto | 37.2 km |
| 2 | Hita City日田市中津江村栃野 | Oita | 53.1 km |
| 2 | Yanagawa City柳川市三橋町 | Fukuoka | 57.9 km |
| 2 | Saito City西都市上の宮 | Miyazaki | 92.2 km |
| 2 | 山都町下馬尾 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | Mifune Town御船町御船 | Kumamoto | 9.4 km |
| 1 | 八代市東陽町 | Kumamoto | 16.7 km |
| 1 | 八代市泉支所 | Kumamoto | 19.8 km |
| 1 | 八代市泉町 | Kumamoto | 19.9 km |
| 1 | 八代市平山新町 | Kumamoto | 26.4 km |
| 1 | 八代市坂本町 | Kumamoto | 29.0 km |
| 1 | Tamana City玉名市中尾 | Kumamoto | 29.1 km |
| 1 | Kikuchi City菊池市七城町 | Kumamoto | 30.5 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市布津町 | Nagasaki | 31.9 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市松島町 | Kumamoto | 32.3 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市深江町 | Nagasaki | 32.9 km |
| 1 | Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村河陰 | Kumamoto | 33.7 km |
| 1 | Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村河陽 | Kumamoto | 34.3 km |
| 1 | Itsuki Village五木村甲 | Kumamoto | 35.4 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市山鹿 | Kumamoto | 35.5 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市老人福祉センター | Kumamoto | 35.5 km |
| 1 | Shimabara City島原市有明町 | Nagasaki | 37.6 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市西有家町 | Nagasaki | 37.8 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市姫戸町 | Kumamoto | 38.2 km |
| 1 | Minamiaso Village南阿蘇村中松 | Kumamoto | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Arao City荒尾市宮内出目 | Kumamoto | 40.9 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市雲仙出張所 | Nagasaki | 41.0 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市小浜町雲仙 | Nagasaki | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Unzen City雲仙市国見町 | Nagasaki | 41.5 km |
| 1 | Nagomi Town和水町板楠 | Kumamoto | 41.7 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市有明町 | Kumamoto | 42.2 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市北有馬町 | Nagasaki | 42.4 km |
| 1 | Omuta City大牟田市昭和町 | Fukuoka | 42.5 km |
| 1 | Nankan Town南関町関町 | Kumamoto | 42.6 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市南有馬町 | Nagasaki | 42.9 km |
| 1 | Yamato Town山都町今 | Kumamoto | 43.2 km |
| 1 | Omuta City大牟田市笹林 | Fukuoka | 43.5 km |
| 1 | Kamiamakusa City上天草市龍ヶ岳町 | Kumamoto | 45.1 km |
| 1 | Yamaga City山鹿市鹿北町 | Kumamoto | 45.5 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市倉岳町 | Kumamoto | 46.7 km |
| 1 | Ashikita Town芦北町芦北 | Kumamoto | 48.6 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市口之津町 | Nagasaki | 48.9 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市山川町 | Fukuoka | 49.5 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村総合運動公園 | Miyazaki | 49.9 km |
| 1 | Kuma Village球磨村渡 | Kumamoto | 50.1 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市高田町 | Fukuoka | 50.1 km |
| 1 | Shiiba Village椎葉村下福良 | Miyazaki | 50.2 km |
| 1 | Minamishimabara City南島原市加津佐町 | Nagasaki | 50.3 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市矢部村 | Fukuoka | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Asagiri Townあさぎり町須惠 | Kumamoto | 51.3 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市上津江町 | Oita | 51.5 km |
| 1 | Mizukami Village水上村岩野 | Kumamoto | 52.1 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市五和町 | Kumamoto | 52.3 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市大和町 | Fukuoka | 54.0 km |
| 1 | Miyama Cityみやま市瀬高町 | Fukuoka | 54.0 km |
| 1 | Hitoyoshi City人吉市蟹作町 | Kumamoto | 56.0 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市立花町 | Fukuoka | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市黒木町北木屋 | Fukuoka | 57.1 km |
| 1 | Isahaya City諫早市高来町 | Nagasaki | 57.4 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市黒木町今 | Fukuoka | 57.7 km |
| 1 | Yanagawa City柳川市本町 | Fukuoka | 57.8 km |
| 1 | Chikugo City筑後市山ノ井 | Fukuoka | 59.6 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市牧ノ内 | Kumamoto | 59.8 km |
| 1 | Hita City日田市前津江町 | Oita | 60.2 km |
| 1 | Yame City八女市吉田 | Fukuoka | 60.2 km |
| 1 | Minamata City水俣市陣内 | Kumamoto | 60.8 km |
| 1 | 福岡広川町新代 | Fukuoka | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町獅子島 | Kagoshima | 64.8 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市川副 | Saga | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市三潴町 | Fukuoka | 65.7 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市城島町 | Fukuoka | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Isahaya City諫早市多良見町 | Nagasaki | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市津福本町 | Fukuoka | 69.6 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町伊唐島 | Kagoshima | 70.4 km |
| 1 | Amakusa City天草市河浦町 | Kumamoto | 71.3 km |
| 1 | Isa City伊佐市大口鳥巣 | Kagoshima | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Ukiha Cityうきは市吉井町 | Fukuoka | 72.3 km |
| 1 | Omura City大村市玖島 | Nagasaki | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Kurume City久留米市北野町 | Fukuoka | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市駅前中央 | Saga | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Kamimine Town上峰町坊所 | Saga | 73.2 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市杷木池田 | Fukuoka | 73.9 km |
| 1 | Kanzaki City神埼市神埼 | Saga | 74.3 km |
| 1 | Tachiarai Town大刀洗町冨多 | Fukuoka | 74.7 km |
| 1 | Nagashima Town長島町鷹巣 | Kagoshima | 74.8 km |
| 1 | Miyaki Townみやき町中原 | Saga | 76.1 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市宮野 | Fukuoka | 76.5 km |
| 1 | Nagasaki City長崎市元町 | Nagasaki | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Ureshino City嬉野市下宿乙 | Saga | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市菩提寺 | Fukuoka | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Asakura City朝倉市堤 | Fukuoka | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Chikuzen Town筑前町下高場 | Fukuoka | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 82.9 km |
| 1 | Fukuoka Sawara Ward福岡早良区板屋 | Fukuoka | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Saga City佐賀市三瀬 | Saga | 90.0 km |
| 1 | Nobeoka City延岡市北川町川内名白石 | Miyazaki | 91.9 km |
| 1 | Saito City西都市聖陵町 | Miyazaki | 92.8 km |
| 1 | Kama City嘉麻市上臼井 | Fukuoka | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Iizuka City飯塚市長尾 | Fukuoka | 96.6 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市相知 | Saga | 96.7 km |
| 1 | Keisen Town桂川町土居 | Fukuoka | 97.6 km |
| 1 | Oto Town大任町大行事 | Fukuoka | 101.9 km |
| 1 | Fukuoka Chuo Ward福岡中央区大濠 | Fukuoka | 102.3 km |
| 1 | Iizuka City飯塚市立岩 | Fukuoka | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Iizuka City飯塚市川島 | Fukuoka | 105.7 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市霧島 | Miyazaki | 108.0 km |
| 1 | Karatsu City唐津市竹木場 | Saga | 108.1 km |
| 1 | Yukuhashi City行橋市今井 | Fukuoka | 118.9 km |
| 1 | 八代市松江城町 | Kumamoto | — |
| 1 | 日之影町岩井川 | Miyazaki | — |
UPDATES
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