December 23, 2017 at 21:54:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M3.6 · Shindo 2
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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 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 10.6 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 14.0 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 20.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 41.3 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 55.3 km |
| 2 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 12.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 14.4 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 20.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 21.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 22.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 23.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 25.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 26.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 27.2 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 27.9 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 30.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 30.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 30.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 31.1 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 31.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 35.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 36.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 36.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 37.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 39.1 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 40.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 40.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 41.3 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 41.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 41.9 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 44.5 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 47.8 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 47.9 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 47.9 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 49.3 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 49.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 49.8 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 52.0 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 54.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 56.6 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 57.0 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 57.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市田中 | Ibaraki | 57.3 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 59.7 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 60.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 61.1 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 66.1 km |
| 1 | 筑西市下中山 | Ibaraki | — |
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