January 27, 2021 at 18:26:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · 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 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 31.6 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 37.4 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 39.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 41.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 43.6 km |
| 2 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 66.3 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 67.0 km |
| 2 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 70.6 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 83.2 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 9.1 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 10.0 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 15.3 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 17.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 21.7 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 23.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 25.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 34.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 39.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 40.0 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 41.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 41.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 45.9 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 47.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 48.9 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 50.8 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 56.8 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 59.6 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 59.7 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 62.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 64.8 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 66.1 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 66.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 67.5 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 67.6 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 69.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 72.7 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 76.2 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 87.4 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 87.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 88.4 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 91.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 97.0 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 117.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 118.4 km |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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