July 23, 2015 at 03:49:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.2 · 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 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 32.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 33.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 55.6 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 58.8 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 65.1 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 72.7 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 78.4 km |
| 2 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 34.9 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 39.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 40.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 41.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 42.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 42.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 45.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 48.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 49.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 50.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 51.0 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 51.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 53.1 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 55.6 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 57.0 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 57.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 59.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 61.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 62.1 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 62.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 64.9 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 66.6 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 67.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 67.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 69.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 75.4 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 80.3 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 81.2 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 81.3 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 83.8 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 83.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 85.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 86.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市岩部 | Chiba | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 89.0 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 97.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 98.0 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 98.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 99.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 99.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 100.8 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 117.9 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 119.1 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 126.4 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 128.5 km |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
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