September 4, 2015 at 01:52:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M5.0 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 235.8 km |
| 2 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 243.3 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 256.5 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 276.4 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 206.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 210.2 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 220.9 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 221.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 222.5 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 224.0 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 224.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 224.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 227.6 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 229.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 234.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 235.8 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 236.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 236.7 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 237.0 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 237.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 237.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 238.0 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 238.3 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 238.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 239.8 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 240.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 240.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 242.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 244.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 247.0 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 247.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 248.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 248.5 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 249.3 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 250.9 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市盛町 | Iwate | 250.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 251.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 252.9 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市猪川町 | Iwate | 253.5 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 254.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 255.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 256.4 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 256.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 257.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 257.5 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 257.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 258.4 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 260.1 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 260.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 261.4 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 261.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 262.0 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 262.1 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 262.7 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 265.8 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 268.2 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 270.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 270.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 274.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 278.5 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 278.9 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 281.2 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 281.9 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 286.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 287.5 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 287.9 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 293.2 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 297.4 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 297.8 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 299.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 303.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 304.9 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 307.9 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 310.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 314.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 318.7 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 328.5 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 334.1 km |
| 1 | Ora Town邑楽町中野 | Gunma | 358.8 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市元宿町 | Gunma | 364.9 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 374.5 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 375.4 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 385.5 km |
| 1 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 389.1 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 390.2 km |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 盛岡市玉山区薮川 | Iwate | — |
| 1 | 奥州市水沢区佐倉河 | Iwate | — |
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