October 9, 2018 at 17:16:00 JST
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 3
茨城県北部
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市大中町 | Ibaraki | 10.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 7.5 km |
| 2 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 9.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 13.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 13.9 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 19.5 km |
| 2 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 23.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 23.8 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 47.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 10.1 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 10.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 12.0 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 14.6 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 17.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 18.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 20.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 24.2 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 24.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 25.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 26.4 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 26.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 27.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 27.2 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 28.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 28.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 29.5 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 31.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 33.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 37.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 38.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 38.8 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 40.3 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 41.5 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 42.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 43.4 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 45.4 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市表郷 | Fukushima | 46.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 47.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 47.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 48.3 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 49.7 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 51.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 52.4 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市本町 | Tochigi | 55.1 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 55.6 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 59.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 59.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 61.6 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 64.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 66.1 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 66.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 67.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 68.8 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市今宮町 | Tochigi | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 77.9 km |
| 1 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 82.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 83.8 km |
| 1 | Goka Town五霞町小福田 | Ibaraki | 100.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 101.8 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市東宝珠花 | Chiba | 102.1 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 140.8 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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