Confirmed
March 19, 2015 at 10:34:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.7 · Shindo 3
宮城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.7JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations176JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Ichinoseki City一関市
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Kamaishi City釜石市
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Sumita Town住田町
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Ofunato City大船渡市
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Tono City遠野市
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Hanamaki City花巻市
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Hashikami Town階上町
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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
176Observed 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 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 49.3 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 58.0 km |
| 3 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 62.0 km |
| 3 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 63.2 km |
| 3 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 65.8 km |
| 3 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 73.6 km |
| 3 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 85.6 km |
| 3 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 3 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 26.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 33.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 33.7 km |
| 2 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 34.5 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大瓜 | Miyagi | 40.0 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町津谷 | Miyagi | 41.5 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 41.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市本吉町西川内 | Miyagi | 44.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 45.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 46.0 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 46.3 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 46.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 48.7 km |
| 2 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 48.7 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 49.0 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 49.7 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 52.1 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 53.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 54.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 55.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 55.9 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 57.0 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 57.2 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 57.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 58.5 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 58.9 km |
| 2 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 60.9 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 61.1 km |
| 2 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 64.6 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 64.7 km |
| 2 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 64.9 km |
| 2 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 65.1 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 65.2 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 65.5 km |
| 2 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 66.4 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 73.3 km |
| 2 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 74.0 km |
| 2 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 80.2 km |
| 2 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 83.0 km |
| 2 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 83.2 km |
| 2 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 86.2 km |
| 2 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 86.5 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 87.6 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 92.7 km |
| 2 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 94.5 km |
| 2 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 104.0 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 108.3 km |
| 2 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 110.5 km |
| 2 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 110.9 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 129.3 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 135.8 km |
| 2 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 138.4 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 217.1 km |
| 2 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 一関市大東町 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市江刺区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市前沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 奥州市衣川区 | Iwate | — |
| 2 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 2 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 61.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 68.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 69.8 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 70.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 71.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 71.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 72.3 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 74.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 75.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 75.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 78.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 78.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 79.1 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 79.6 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 80.3 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 81.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 81.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 81.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市岩出山 | Miyagi | 81.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 82.3 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 83.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 84.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 91.9 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 97.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 100.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 103.3 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 103.3 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 103.3 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 103.4 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 106.3 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 106.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 111.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 114.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市材木町 | Iwate | 115.5 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 116.4 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 117.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 117.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市長沢 | Iwate | 119.5 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 122.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市茂市 | Iwate | 125.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 127.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 128.3 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 130.1 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 131.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 134.1 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 141.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 142.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 143.9 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 144.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 147.4 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 147.6 km |
| 1 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 150.1 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 152.8 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 153.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 154.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 155.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 160.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 164.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 165.6 km |
| 1 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 167.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 169.2 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 169.7 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 170.0 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 170.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 175.7 km |
| 1 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 178.8 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 184.8 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 187.6 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 188.3 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 189.5 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 192.7 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 193.7 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 194.5 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 205.3 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 217.0 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 221.7 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 224.7 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 226.5 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 229.5 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 235.7 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 251.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 277.1 km |
| 1 | 大槌町小鎚 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 盛岡市玉山区渋民 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 紫波町日詰 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区大鐘町 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市胆沢区 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 富谷町富谷 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 八戸市南郷区 | Aomori | — |
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