Confirmed
March 12, 2015 at 20:02:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.8 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.8JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth40 km
Stations219JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Kakuda City角田市
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Katsurao Village葛尾村
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Yamamoto Town山元町
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Ono Town小野町
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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OBSERVATIONS
219Observed 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 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 82.9 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 61.3 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 62.6 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 62.9 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 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 74.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 77.1 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 78.3 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 78.6 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 82.1 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 86.1 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 91.7 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 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 99.7 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 103.0 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 110.9 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 114.9 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 115.1 km |
| 2 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 115.3 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 118.3 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 120.1 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 132.4 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 132.6 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 135.2 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 135.5 km |
| 2 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 143.7 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 145.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 160.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 161.7 km |
| 2 | 田村市船引町 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 66.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 69.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 73.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 79.0 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 80.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 86.0 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 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 101.1 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 103.4 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 104.5 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 106.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Miharu Town三春町大町 | Fukushima | 108.3 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 110.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 110.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 113.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 113.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 114.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 115.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 116.1 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 116.9 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 117.1 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 118.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 118.9 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 119.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 119.3 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 119.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 119.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 120.0 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 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 121.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 121.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 122.3 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 123.4 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村曲藤 | Fukushima | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 123.7 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 125.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 125.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 126.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 126.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 127.2 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 127.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 129.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 130.1 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 130.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 131.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 131.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 132.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 133.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 134.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 134.2 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 135.7 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 136.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 137.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 138.3 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 138.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 139.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 139.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 141.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 141.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 141.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 142.9 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 143.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 143.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 144.0 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 144.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 144.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 145.6 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 146.2 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 146.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 146.7 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 146.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 147.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 148.5 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 148.6 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 148.7 km |
| 1 | Nasushiobara City那須塩原市鍋掛 | Tochigi | 149.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 149.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 149.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 151.9 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 151.9 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 152.0 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 153.4 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 154.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 154.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 154.9 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 155.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 155.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 155.7 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 157.5 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 157.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 158.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 158.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 159.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 160.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 160.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 162.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 162.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 163.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 163.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 164.8 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 165.4 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 165.6 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 167.1 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 168.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 168.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 168.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 169.3 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 169.4 km |
| 1 | Takanezawa Town高根沢町石末 | Tochigi | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 170.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 170.9 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 171.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 171.2 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 172.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 172.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 174.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 175.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 175.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 175.8 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 175.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 176.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 176.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 177.6 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 178.0 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 179.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 179.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 180.5 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 181.7 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 182.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 182.7 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 183.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 183.5 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 183.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 183.8 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 184.4 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 189.3 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 191.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 192.8 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 193.8 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 194.1 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 195.9 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 196.1 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 204.5 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 213.5 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 219.1 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市大利根 | Saitama | 223.1 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 223.8 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 227.0 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 228.0 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 231.4 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 | 石川町下泉 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | — |
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