December 27, 2019 at 14:10:00 JST
Off the Coast of Sanriku · M4.8 · Shindo 2
三陸沖
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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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 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 143.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 145.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 146.8 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 151.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 155.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 156.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 157.5 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 158.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 159.5 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 161.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 162.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 162.5 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 163.8 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 165.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 165.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 165.9 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 166.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 166.8 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 168.0 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 168.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 169.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 170.1 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 170.3 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 171.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 171.7 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 174.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 174.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 174.5 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 177.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 177.8 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 182.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 182.7 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 185.4 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 189.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 192.1 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 197.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 199.2 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 204.8 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 205.7 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 220.7 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 222.3 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 225.4 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 236.2 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 240.6 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 242.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 246.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 282.5 km |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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