Confirmed
February 28, 2015 at 17:40:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Chiba Prefecture · M4.5 · Shindo 3
千葉県東方沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.5JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations135JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Asahi City旭市
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Katori City香取市
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Sammu City山武市
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Narita City成田市
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Sosa City匝瑳市
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Ichinomiya Town一宮町
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Inashiki City稲敷市
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Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
135Observed 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 | Sosa City匝瑳市今泉 | Chiba | 21.9 km |
| 3 | Asahi City旭市南堀之内 | Chiba | 24.9 km |
| 3 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 29.8 km |
| 3 | Sammu City山武市松尾町五反田 | Chiba | 31.1 km |
| 3 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 32.2 km |
| 3 | Sammu City山武市殿台 | Chiba | 35.3 km |
| 3 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 47.7 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 14.7 km |
| 2 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 15.8 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市高生 | Chiba | 17.5 km |
| 2 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 19.0 km |
| 2 | Sosa City匝瑳市八日市場ハ | Chiba | 24.9 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ハ | Chiba | 27.2 km |
| 2 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町栗山 | Chiba | 28.0 km |
| 2 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町宮川 | Chiba | 28.3 km |
| 2 | Tohnosho Town東庄町笹川 | Chiba | 29.1 km |
| 2 | Kujukuri Town九十九里町片貝 | Chiba | 33.5 km |
| 2 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 33.7 km |
| 2 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 34.6 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市岩部 | Chiba | 35.8 km |
| 2 | Shibayama Town芝山町小池 | Chiba | 36.7 km |
| 2 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 38.3 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市東岩崎 | Chiba | 38.8 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市東新宿 | Chiba | 39.4 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 41.4 km |
| 2 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 41.8 km |
| 2 | 成田国際空港 | Chiba | 42.6 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 42.7 km |
| 2 | Narita City成田市松子 | Chiba | 42.8 km |
| 2 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 42.9 km |
| 2 | Yachimata City八街市八街 | Chiba | 44.2 km |
| 2 | Oamishirasato City大網白里市大網 | Chiba | 44.4 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 44.5 km |
| 2 | Ichinomiya Town一宮町一宮 | Chiba | 46.6 km |
| 2 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 47.6 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 47.8 km |
| 2 | Narita City成田市役所 | Chiba | 47.8 km |
| 2 | Narita City成田市中台 | Chiba | 48.6 km |
| 2 | Kozaki Town神崎町神崎本宿 | Chiba | 49.2 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 54.1 km |
| 2 | 千葉佐倉市海隣寺町 | Chiba | 54.2 km |
| 2 | Chonan Town長南町長南 | Chiba | 55.9 km |
| 2 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 58.2 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 59.2 km |
| 2 | Ichihara City市原市姉崎 | Chiba | 69.5 km |
| 2 | 千葉中央区都町 | Chiba | — |
| 2 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | — |
| 2 | 稲敷市柴崎 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 16.4 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 17.8 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市羽根川 | Chiba | 33.1 km |
| 1 | Shirako Town白子町関 | Chiba | 42.4 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 44.9 km |
| 1 | Chosei Village長生村本郷 | Chiba | 45.9 km |
| 1 | Shisui Town酒々井町中央台 | Chiba | 49.8 km |
| 1 | Mobara City茂原市道表 | Chiba | 50.0 km |
| 1 | Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町下之郷 | Chiba | 51.1 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市猿山 | Chiba | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 51.6 km |
| 1 | Isumi Cityいすみ市大原 | Chiba | 53.8 km |
| 1 | Nagara Town長柄町桜谷 | Chiba | 55.0 km |
| 1 | Chiba Midori Ward千葉緑区おゆみ野 | Chiba | 56.4 km |
| 1 | Isumi Cityいすみ市国府台 | Chiba | 56.9 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 57.2 km |
| 1 | Yotsukaido City四街道市鹿渡 | Chiba | 57.6 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市美瀬 | Chiba | 57.9 km |
| 1 | Nagara Town長柄町大津倉 | Chiba | 58.1 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 58.6 km |
| 1 | Kawachi Town河内町源清田 | Ibaraki | 59.4 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市笠神 | Chiba | 59.5 km |
| 1 | Otaki Town大多喜町大多喜 | Chiba | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Chiba Inage Ward千葉稲毛区園生町 | Chiba | 60.9 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 61.1 km |
| 1 | Ichihara City市原市国分寺台中央 | Chiba | 62.6 km |
| 1 | Chiba Chuo Ward千葉中央区中央港 | Chiba | 63.0 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 63.3 km |
| 1 | Chiba Hanamigawa Ward千葉花見川区花島町 | Chiba | 64.0 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市大森 | Chiba | 64.1 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 64.8 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区稲毛海岸 | Chiba | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 65.8 km |
| 1 | Katsuura City勝浦市新官 | Chiba | 66.3 km |
| 1 | Tone Town利根町布川 | Ibaraki | 66.4 km |
| 1 | Katsuura City勝浦市墨名 | Chiba | 66.8 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 67.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Chiba Mihama Ward千葉美浜区ひび野 | Chiba | 69.0 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Kimitsu City君津市久留里市場 | Chiba | 74.2 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 74.7 km |
| 1 | Funabashi City船橋市湊町 | Chiba | 74.9 km |
| 1 | Kamagaya City鎌ケ谷市新鎌ケ谷 | Chiba | 75.1 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 75.6 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 75.9 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 76.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 79.3 km |
| 1 | Urayasu City浦安市日の出 | Chiba | 79.6 km |
| 1 | Kashiwa City柏市旭町 | Chiba | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 81.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Kamogawa City鴨川市横渚 | Chiba | 83.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Edogawa City東京江戸川区中央 | Tokyo | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 89.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Adachi City東京足立区神明南 | Tokyo | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 93.2 km |
| 1 | Chiyoda City東京千代田区大手町 | Tokyo | 95.0 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市岩井 | Ibaraki | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 98.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 99.8 km |
| 1 | Kita City東京北区赤羽南 | Tokyo | 99.8 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市金崎 | Saitama | 100.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 101.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 103.3 km |
| 1 | Kasukabe City春日部市谷原新田 | Saitama | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 104.8 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Naka Ward横浜中区山手町 | Kanagawa | 105.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Miyashiro Town宮代町笠原 | Saitama | 108.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 111.8 km |
| 1 | Niiza City新座市野火止 | Saitama | 113.3 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Miura City三浦市城山町 | Kanagawa | 118.8 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 182.0 km |
| 1 | 千葉中央区千葉市役所 | Chiba | — |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 草加市高砂 | Saitama | — |
| 1 | 町田市中町 | Tokyo | — |
UPDATES
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SOURCES
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Multiple source bulletins do not necessarily represent multiple corrections.
- P2PQUAKEIssued: February 28, 2015 at 17:45:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:44:19
- P2PQUAKEIssued: February 28, 2015 at 17:45:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:44:19
- P2PQUAKEIssued: February 28, 2015 at 17:43:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:44:19
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