Confirmed
October 9, 2018 at 04:52:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.8 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.8JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth30 km
Stations141JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Kakuda City角田市
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Katsurao Village葛尾村
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Yamamoto Town山元町
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Sendai Aoba Ward仙台市青葉区
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Zao Town蔵王町
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Tamura City田村市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
141Observed 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 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 71.9 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 74.1 km |
| 2 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 94.7 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 101.1 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 103.2 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 109.4 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 117.5 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 120.9 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 125.5 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 134.1 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 141.4 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 144.3 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 148.3 km |
| 2 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 152.5 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 158.3 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 70.2 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 71.4 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 77.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 81.0 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 82.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 83.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 83.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 85.8 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 87.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 87.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 88.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 95.5 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 100.9 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 102.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 103.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 103.8 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 103.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 113.0 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 113.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 115.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 118.7 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 121.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 122.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 123.7 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 124.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 125.9 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 126.8 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 126.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 127.0 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 127.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 127.8 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 127.8 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 128.7 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 129.1 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 129.6 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 129.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 130.5 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 130.6 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 131.0 km |
| 1 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 131.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 132.2 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 133.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 133.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 133.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 134.2 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 134.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 134.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 135.2 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 135.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区雨宮 | Miyagi | 136.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 136.6 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 137.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 139.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 140.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 141.9 km |
| 1 | Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町関 | Miyagi | 142.4 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 142.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 144.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 144.6 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 144.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 144.7 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 145.5 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 148.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 149.2 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 149.8 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 150.7 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 152.7 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 153.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 155.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 155.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 157.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 159.6 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 160.3 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 161.3 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 161.9 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 161.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 163.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 163.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 164.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 164.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 164.2 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 164.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 164.5 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 164.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 166.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町小野田 | Miyagi | 168.0 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 168.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 171.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 171.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 172.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 173.7 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 174.3 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 176.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 176.4 km |
| 1 | Higashine City東根市中央 | Yamagata | 176.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 176.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 177.6 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 178.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 178.7 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 181.0 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町役場 | Yamagata | 181.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 183.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 184.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 184.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 191.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 194.8 km |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
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