April 20, 2020 at 20:39:00 JST
Off the west Coast of Satsuma Peninsula · M4.6 · Shindo 2
薩摩半島西方沖
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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 | Kinko Town錦江町田代支所 | Kagoshima | 42.9 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市新栄町 | Kagoshima | 47.1 km |
| 2 | Kinko Town錦江町田代麓 | Kagoshima | 49.7 km |
| 2 | Kanoya City鹿屋市札元 | Kagoshima | 49.9 km |
| 2 | Kimotsuki Town肝付町新富 | Kagoshima | 54.6 km |
| 2 | Osaki Town大崎町仮宿 | Kagoshima | 63.4 km |
| 2 | Nakatane Town中種子町野間 | Kagoshima | 92.5 km |
| 2 | Miyakonojo City都城市高崎町大牟田 | Miyazaki | 97.8 km |
| 1 | Kagoshima City鹿児島市喜入町 | Kagoshima | 24.0 km |
| 1 | Minamiosumi Town南大隅町佐多伊座敷 | Kagoshima | 31.1 km |
| 1 | Minamiosumi Town南大隅町根占 | Kagoshima | 35.3 km |
| 1 | Kinko Town錦江町城元 | Kagoshima | 37.4 km |
| 1 | Tarumizu City垂水市田神 | Kagoshima | 43.8 km |
| 1 | Kanoya City鹿屋市吾平町麓 | Kagoshima | 49.8 km |
| 1 | Kanoya City鹿屋市串良町岡崎 | Kagoshima | 57.3 km |
| 1 | Higashikushira Town東串良町川西 | Kagoshima | 58.2 km |
| 1 | Kanoya City鹿屋市輝北町上百引 | Kagoshima | 58.5 km |
| 1 | Kimotsuki Town肝付町北方 | Kagoshima | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Shibushi City志布志市有明町野井倉 | Kagoshima | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Soo City曽於市大隅町中之内 | Kagoshima | 71.5 km |
| 1 | Shibushi City志布志市志布志町志布志 | Kagoshima | 73.3 km |
| 1 | Nishinoomote City西之表市西之表 | Kagoshima | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Nishinoomote City西之表市住吉 | Kagoshima | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Miyakonojo City都城市姫城町 | Miyazaki | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Miyakonojo City都城市菖蒲原 | Miyazaki | 87.5 km |
| 1 | Yakushima Town屋久島町宮之浦 | Kagoshima | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Kushima City串間市都井 | Miyazaki | 89.4 km |
| 1 | Nichinan City日南市南郷町南町 | Miyazaki | 99.3 km |
| 1 | Takaharu Town高原町西麓 | Miyazaki | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Nichinan City日南市吾田東 | Miyazaki | 102.8 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市真方 | Miyazaki | 104.2 km |
| 1 | Nichinan City日南市油津 | Miyazaki | 104.7 km |
| 1 | Minamitane Town南種子町西之 | Kagoshima | 104.8 km |
| 1 | Kobayashi City小林市野尻町東麓 | Miyazaki | 107.3 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市田野町体育館 | Miyazaki | 112.5 km |
| 1 | Miyazaki City宮崎市霧島 | Miyazaki | 126.4 km |
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 20, 2020 at 20:42:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:40
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