December 5, 2016 at 05:43:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.0 · 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 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 45.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 48.5 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 52.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 54.2 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 54.9 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 61.7 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 67.1 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 74.8 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 79.3 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 79.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 80.7 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 81.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 81.9 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 82.9 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 83.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 83.3 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 83.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 83.9 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 84.9 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 85.0 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 86.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 86.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 89.0 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 90.0 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 92.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 92.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 93.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 97.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 101.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 110.2 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 110.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 114.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 121.5 km |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
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