Confirmed
May 3, 2016 at 09:01:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Hokkaido · M5.7 · Shindo 3
北海道東方沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM5.7JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth70 km
Stations143JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Nemuro City根室市
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Nakashibetsu Town中標津町
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Shibecha Town標茶町
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Shibetsu Town標津町
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Betsukai Town別海町
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Abira Town安平町
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Urakawa Town浦河町
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Urahoro Town浦幌町
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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
143Observed 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 | Nemuro City根室市牧の内 | Hokkaido | 155.0 km |
| 3 | Nemuro City根室市弥栄 | Hokkaido | 156.2 km |
| 3 | Nemuro City根室市落石東 | Hokkaido | 164.2 km |
| 3 | Betsukai Town別海町本別海 | Hokkaido | 180.1 km |
| 3 | Nemuro City根室市厚床 | Hokkaido | 184.0 km |
| 3 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 192.2 km |
| 3 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 193.1 km |
| 3 | Nakashibetsu Town中標津町丸山 | Hokkaido | 204.6 km |
| 3 | Betsukai Town別海町西春別 | Hokkaido | 221.2 km |
| 3 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 246.4 km |
| 3 | 釧路市黒金町 | Hokkaido | 259.9 km |
| 3 | 浜中町霧多布 | Hokkaido | — |
| 3 | 根室市珸瑶瑁 | Hokkaido | — |
| 2 | Nemuro City根室市豊里 | Hokkaido | 143.4 km |
| 2 | Rausu Town羅臼町岬町 | Hokkaido | 193.3 km |
| 2 | Rausu Town羅臼町緑町 | Hokkaido | 194.8 km |
| 2 | Hamanaka Town浜中町湯沸 | Hokkaido | 195.5 km |
| 2 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町真栄 | Hokkaido | 220.8 km |
| 2 | Shari Town斜里町本町 | Hokkaido | 232.5 km |
| 2 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町尾幌 | Hokkaido | 234.7 km |
| 2 | Shibecha Town標茶町川上 | Hokkaido | 236.0 km |
| 2 | Kiyosato Town清里町羽衣町 | Hokkaido | 237.7 km |
| 2 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町弟子屈 | Hokkaido | 246.6 km |
| 2 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町サワンチサップ | Hokkaido | 251.7 km |
| 2 | Kushiro Town釧路町別保 | Hokkaido | 252.2 km |
| 2 | Tsurui Village鶴居村鶴居東 | Hokkaido | 258.7 km |
| 2 | 釧路市幸町 | Hokkaido | 259.9 km |
| 2 | Akan, Kushiro City釧路市阿寒町中央 | Hokkaido | 277.6 km |
| 2 | Shiranuka Town白糠町西１条 | Hokkaido | 285.0 km |
| 2 | Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別町中園 | Hokkaido | 298.0 km |
| 2 | Urahoro Town浦幌町桜町 | Hokkaido | 321.6 km |
| 2 | 十勝池田町西１条 | Hokkaido | 335.1 km |
| 2 | 十勝大樹町生花 | Hokkaido | 346.4 km |
| 2 | Shintoku Town新得町２条 | Hokkaido | 381.2 km |
| 2 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 413.8 km |
| 2 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 438.6 km |
| 2 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 469.1 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 553.3 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 564.5 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 564.8 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 593.3 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 600.6 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 600.9 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 602.2 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 607.1 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 608.9 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 609.4 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町小湊 | Aomori | 611.3 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 615.1 km |
| 2 | 弟子屈町美里 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | Rausu Town羅臼町春日 | Hokkaido | 197.9 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町薫別 | Hokkaido | 199.5 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町古多糠 | Hokkaido | 203.6 km |
| 1 | Shari Town斜里町ウトロ香川 | Hokkaido | 211.0 km |
| 1 | Nakashibetsu Town中標津町養老牛 | Hokkaido | 225.3 km |
| 1 | Akan, Kushiro City釧路市阿寒町阿寒湖温泉 | Hokkaido | 276.0 km |
| 1 | Tokoro, Kitami City北見市常呂町常呂 | Hokkaido | 284.4 km |
| 1 | Ashoro Town足寄町上螺湾 | Hokkaido | 303.4 km |
| 1 | Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別町尺別 | Hokkaido | 305.3 km |
| 1 | Hombetsu Town本別町向陽町 | Hokkaido | 317.6 km |
| 1 | Hombetsu Town本別町北２丁目 | Hokkaido | 318.2 km |
| 1 | Ashoro Town足寄町南１条 | Hokkaido | 321.4 km |
| 1 | Toyokoro Town豊頃町茂岩本町 | Hokkaido | 333.7 km |
| 1 | Makubetsu Town幕別町本町 | Hokkaido | 342.7 km |
| 1 | Makubetsu Town幕別町忠類明和 | Hokkaido | 351.1 km |
| 1 | Otofuke Town音更町元町 | Hokkaido | 353.8 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東６条 | Hokkaido | 354.3 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東４条 | Hokkaido | 354.3 km |
| 1 | Makubetsu Town幕別町忠類錦町 | Hokkaido | 356.7 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町東本通 | Hokkaido | 361.5 km |
| 1 | Sarabetsu Village更別村更別 | Hokkaido | 363.4 km |
| 1 | Nakasatsunai Village中札内村東２条 | Hokkaido | 365.9 km |
| 1 | Hiroo Town広尾町並木通 | Hokkaido | 366.9 km |
| 1 | Memuro Town芽室町東２条 | Hokkaido | 367.5 km |
| 1 | Hiroo Town広尾町白樺通 | Hokkaido | 368.5 km |
| 1 | Shikaoi Town鹿追町東町 | Hokkaido | 368.6 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町目黒 | Hokkaido | 374.1 km |
| 1 | 十勝清水町南４条 | Hokkaido | 378.6 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町えりも岬 | Hokkaido | 389.5 km |
| 1 | Minamifurano Town南富良野町役場 | Hokkaido | 401.4 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 402.7 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町野深 | Hokkaido | 410.8 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町築地 | Hokkaido | 413.9 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町三石旭町 | Hokkaido | 426.8 km |
| 1 | Biratori Town平取町振内 | Hokkaido | 431.7 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内御幸町 | Hokkaido | 438.1 km |
| 1 | Niikappu Town新冠町北星町 | Hokkaido | 441.3 km |
| 1 | Mukawa Townむかわ町穂別 | Hokkaido | 444.5 km |
| 1 | Hidaka Region日高地方日高町門別 | Hokkaido | 458.6 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 464.8 km |
| 1 | 新千歳空港 | Hokkaido | 480.2 km |
| 1 | Chitose City千歳市若草 | Hokkaido | 486.3 km |
| 1 | Tomakomai City苫小牧市末広町 | Hokkaido | 488.9 km |
| 1 | Chitose City千歳市支笏湖温泉 | Hokkaido | 502.6 km |
| 1 | Shiraoi Town白老町大町 | Hokkaido | 511.6 km |
| 1 | Noboribetsu City登別市桜木町 | Hokkaido | 537.2 km |
| 1 | Muroran City室蘭市寿町 | Hokkaido | 543.3 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市尾札部町 | Hokkaido | 559.5 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市川汲町 | Hokkaido | 563.2 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 568.6 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 569.9 km |
| 1 | Shikabe Town鹿部町宮浜 | Hokkaido | 570.9 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 573.1 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 576.7 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 578.5 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 580.4 km |
| 1 | Oma Town大間町大間 | Aomori | 584.3 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 589.4 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 593.2 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 594.9 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 595.8 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 596.6 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 598.2 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 598.7 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 600.4 km |
| 1 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 603.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 604.0 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 608.4 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 610.2 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 610.2 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 610.8 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 612.2 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 614.9 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 619.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 621.7 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 622.5 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 626.7 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 628.4 km |
| 1 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 628.9 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 630.6 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 632.0 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 642.6 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 648.0 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 649.1 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 655.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 659.2 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 664.6 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 665.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 675.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 692.8 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 712.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 752.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 759.9 km |
UPDATES
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