Confirmed
April 20, 2017 at 04:46:00 JST
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 4
茨城県北部
Maximum Shindo4JMA
MagnitudeM4.2JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth10 km
Stations154JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo4
Hitachi City日立市
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Takahagi City高萩市
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Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
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Hitachiota City常陸太田市
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Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市
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Daigo Town大子町
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Shirakawa City白河市
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Kitaibaraki City北茨城市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
154Observed 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 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 7.5 km |
| 4 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 13.0 km |
| 4 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 3 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 9.9 km |
| 3 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 12.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 10.1 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 10.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 13.9 km |
| 2 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 17.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 18.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 19.5 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 20.8 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 23.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 23.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 27.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 38.8 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 58.9 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 59.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 24.2 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 24.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 25.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 26.4 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 26.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 27.2 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 28.4 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 28.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 28.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 29.5 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 31.4 km |
| 1 | Hanawa Town塙町塙 | Fukushima | 33.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 33.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 37.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 38.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 39.0 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 40.4 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 41.5 km |
| 1 | Oarai Town大洗町磯浜町 | Ibaraki | 42.2 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 42.5 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 43.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市大金 | Tochigi | 45.8 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市黒羽田町 | Tochigi | 46.4 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 47.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 47.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 47.4 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 48.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 48.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 49.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 50.9 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 51.1 km |
| 1 | 栃木さくら市喜連川 | Tochigi | 51.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 53.5 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 55.6 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 56.6 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市共墾社 | Tochigi | 56.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 57.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市八幡小路 | Fukushima | 59.0 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 59.1 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 63.6 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 66.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 67.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 68.8 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 74.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市晃望台 | Tochigi | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市塩原庁舎 | Tochigi | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市今宮町 | Tochigi | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 77.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 78.2 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Miharu Town三春町大町 | Fukushima | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 83.8 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 84.9 km |
| 1 | Tochigi City栃木市旭町 | Tochigi | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市口粟野 | Tochigi | 85.6 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 90.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Minamiaizu Town南会津町田島 | Fukushima | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 94.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城古河市下大野 | Ibaraki | 94.9 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 95.1 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市役所 | Ibaraki | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Goka Town五霞町小福田 | Ibaraki | 100.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市東宝珠花 | Chiba | 102.1 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 104.7 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 104.9 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町本郷庁舎 | Fukushima | 105.0 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市金崎 | Saitama | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市鷲宮 | Saitama | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市粕壁 | Saitama | 110.5 km |
| 1 | Shiraoka City白岡市千駄野 | Saitama | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Kounosu City鴻巣市川里 | Saitama | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 118.1 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市元宿町 | Gunma | 118.2 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 119.9 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 120.2 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 127.7 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市下久屋町 | Gunma | 135.9 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 138.8 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市西倉内町 | Gunma | 139.3 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 140.8 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市吹屋 | Gunma | 143.6 km |
| 1 | Minakami Townみなかみ町鹿野沢 | Gunma | 145.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 157.2 km |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 日光市中鉢石町 | Tochigi | — |
UPDATES
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 20, 2017 at 04:49:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:38:26
- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 20, 2017 at 04:49:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:38:26
- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 20, 2017 at 04:48:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:38:26
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