Confirmed
August 20, 2026 at 14:28:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 3
茨城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.2JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth40 km
Stations175JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Mito City水戸市
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Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市
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Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
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Inashiki City稲敷市
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Ibaraki Town茨城町
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Kasama City笠間市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Namegata City行方市
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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
175Observed 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 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 40.5 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 27.5 km |
| 2 | Oarai Town大洗町磯浜町 | Ibaraki | 30.1 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 30.6 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 30.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 31.5 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 32.3 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 34.5 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 37.4 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 38.8 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 43.6 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 44.6 km |
| 2 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 44.8 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 47.0 km |
| 2 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 48.7 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 48.7 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 52.5 km |
| 2 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 52.6 km |
| 2 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 53.2 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 54.1 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 54.9 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 58.4 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 59.2 km |
| 2 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 61.7 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 64.1 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 66.3 km |
| 2 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 69.9 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 71.8 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 72.2 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 72.9 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 74.1 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 83.9 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 87.2 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 89.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 91.9 km |
| 2 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 93.4 km |
| 2 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 93.8 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 99.0 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 100.0 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 28.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 36.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 36.8 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 37.4 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 38.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 38.2 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 42.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 42.8 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 44.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 44.8 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 46.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 47.5 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 49.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 51.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 51.8 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 54.3 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 54.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 55.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 56.9 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 57.8 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 58.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市石岡 | Ibaraki | 59.5 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 61.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 67.1 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 67.6 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 67.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 69.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Kozaki Town神崎町神崎本宿 | Chiba | 71.4 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 72.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市田中 | Ibaraki | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 72.5 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 72.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 74.3 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 74.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Hanawa Town塙町塙 | Fukushima | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市松子 | Chiba | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市名古屋 | Chiba | 76.8 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 77.1 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市伊佐津 | Ibaraki | 77.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 78.8 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市海老ヶ島 | Ibaraki | 79.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 79.0 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 79.7 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市荒町 | Tochigi | 79.9 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Ushiku City牛久市中央 | Ibaraki | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉舘ヶ丘 | Fukushima | 83.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 83.4 km |
| 1 | 成田国際空港 | Chiba | 83.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市二木成 | Ibaraki | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 84.4 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 84.6 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 85.4 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 86.0 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市本城町 | Ibaraki | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市新石下 | Ibaraki | 88.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 88.5 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市藤代 | Ibaraki | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Tomisato City富里市七栄 | Chiba | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Shibayama Town芝山町小池 | Chiba | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Tone Town利根町布川 | Ibaraki | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Joso City常総市水海道諏訪町 | Ibaraki | 92.1 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市井野 | Ibaraki | 92.4 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市大森 | Chiba | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Yuki City結城市中央町 | Ibaraki | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市美瀬 | Chiba | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 94.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 94.8 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 95.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市馬立 | Ibaraki | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Moriya City守谷市大柏 | Ibaraki | 96.7 km |
| 1 | Mibu Town壬生町壬生甲 | Tochigi | 97.9 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 97.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市役所 | Ibaraki | 98.8 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 101.5 km |
| 1 | Kashiwa City柏市柏 | Chiba | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 101.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 101.7 km |
| 1 | Kashiwa City柏市旭町 | Chiba | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 104.3 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 104.3 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 104.7 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市東新宿 | Chiba | 104.8 km |
| 1 | Sakai Town境町旭町 | Ibaraki | 104.8 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 105.0 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Kamagaya City鎌ケ谷市新鎌ケ谷 | Chiba | 106.3 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Chiba Hanamigawa Ward千葉花見川区花島町 | Chiba | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Chiba Wakaba Ward千葉若葉区小倉台 | Chiba | 107.8 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 108.5 km |
| 1 | Ichikawa City市川市大町 | Chiba | 109.1 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 111.7 km |
| 1 | Narashino City習志野市鷺沼 | Chiba | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 114.3 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 115.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 116.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 120.8 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 121.1 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 124.4 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 130.5 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 131.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 138.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 139.9 km |
| 1 | Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村上河原 | Fukushima | 152.2 km |
UPDATES
2Report updates
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SOURCES
4Sources and bulletins
Multiple source bulletins do not necessarily represent multiple corrections.
- JMA-XMLIssued: August 20, 2026 at 14:32:39Received: August 20, 2026 at 15:18:20
- P2PQUAKEIssued: August 20, 2026 at 14:32:39Received: August 20, 2026 at 15:18:20
- JMA-XMLIssued: August 20, 2026 at 14:31:20Received: August 20, 2026 at 15:18:20
- P2PQUAKEIssued: August 20, 2026 at 14:31:20Received: August 20, 2026 at 15:18:20
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