September 22, 2015 at 17:56:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 2
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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 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 72.9 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 25.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 28.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 28.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 29.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 33.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 33.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 44.2 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 46.2 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 48.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 53.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 54.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 56.6 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 59.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 64.4 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 67.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 73.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 76.9 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 81.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 82.0 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 96.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 102.6 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 125.0 km |
| 1 | Kazo City加須市北川辺 | Saitama | 132.8 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 155.8 km |
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