October 31, 2015 at 16:56:00 JST
Off the Coast of Akita Prefecture · M5.0 · Shindo 2
秋田県沖
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 | Oga City男鹿市角間崎 | Akita | 113.0 km |
| 2 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 126.6 km |
| 2 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市西目町沼田 | Akita | 136.4 km |
| 2 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市桜小路 | Akita | 137.2 km |
| 2 | Murakami City村上市府屋 | Niigata | 174.0 km |
| 2 | Tozawa Village戸沢村古口 | Yamagata | 185.0 km |
| 2 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
| 2 | 秋田市雄和妙法 | Akita | — |
| 1 | Oga City男鹿市男鹿中 | Akita | 103.2 km |
| 1 | Oga City男鹿市船川 | Akita | 106.9 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市飛島 | Yamagata | 113.1 km |
| 1 | Ogata Village大潟村中央 | Akita | 117.0 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市天王 | Akita | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町鵜川 | Akita | 121.6 km |
| 1 | Katagami City潟上市昭和大久保 | Akita | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Hachirogata Town八郎潟町大道 | Akita | 125.8 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市緑町 | Akita | 126.7 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市追分町 | Akita | 126.9 km |
| 1 | Mitane Town三種町鹿渡 | Akita | 127.5 km |
| 1 | Gojome Town五城目町西磯ノ目 | Akita | 129.3 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩城内道川 | Akita | 131.4 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市金浦 | Akita | 134.4 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市平沢 | Akita | 135.0 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市石脇 | Akita | 136.1 km |
| 1 | Nikaho Cityにかほ市象潟町浜ノ田 | Akita | 136.8 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市岩谷町 | Akita | 138.5 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市河辺和田 | Akita | 140.7 km |
| 1 | Akita City秋田市雄和女米木 | Akita | 143.2 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市前郷 | Akita | 144.8 km |
| 1 | Yuza Town遊佐町遊佐 | Yamagata | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Yuza Town遊佐町舞鶴 | Yamagata | 150.2 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市矢島町矢島町 | Akita | 151.1 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市宮野浦 | Yamagata | 151.5 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市本町 | Yamagata | 153.6 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市亀ケ崎 | Yamagata | 153.6 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市観音寺 | Yamagata | 154.8 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市刈和野 | Akita | 156.6 km |
| 1 | Yurihonjo City由利本荘市鳥海町伏見 | Akita | 157.8 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市南外 | Akita | 159.1 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市飛鳥 | Yamagata | 160.3 km |
| 1 | Shonai Town庄内町余目 | Yamagata | 161.7 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市神宮寺 | Akita | 163.4 km |
| 1 | Mikawa Town三川町横山 | Yamagata | 163.7 km |
| 1 | Sakata City酒田市山田 | Yamagata | 163.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市温海 | Yamagata | 165.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市道田町 | Yamagata | 166.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市馬場町 | Yamagata | 167.8 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市藤島 | Yamagata | 168.2 km |
| 1 | Awashimaura Village粟島浦村笹畑 | Niigata | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Semboku City仙北市西木町上桧木内 | Akita | 169.7 km |
| 1 | Shonai Town庄内町狩川 | Yamagata | 170.1 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市羽黒町 | Yamagata | 172.4 km |
| 1 | Yokote City横手市大雄 | Akita | 172.6 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市上山添 | Yamagata | 173.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市温海川 | Yamagata | 173.5 km |
| 1 | Shonai Town庄内町清川 | Yamagata | 173.7 km |
| 1 | Ugo Town羽後町西馬音内 | Akita | 173.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuruoka City鶴岡市下名川 | Yamagata | 178.3 km |
| 1 | Murakami City村上市寒川 | Niigata | 178.8 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市沖鶴 | Akita | 180.6 km |
| 1 | 秋田美郷町六郷東根 | Akita | 182.9 km |
| 1 | Yuzawa City湯沢市寺沢 | Akita | 185.6 km |
| 1 | Okura Village大蔵村清水 | Yamagata | 193.7 km |
| 1 | Okura Village大蔵村肘折 | Yamagata | 196.6 km |
| 1 | Murakami City村上市岩沢 | Niigata | 198.4 km |
| 1 | Murakami City村上市塩町 | Niigata | 200.4 km |
| 1 | Murakami City村上市片町 | Niigata | 200.8 km |
| 1 | Sado City佐渡市両津湊 | Niigata | 203.6 km |
| 1 | Nishikawa Town西川町大井沢 | Yamagata | 206.3 km |
| 1 | Sado City佐渡市新穂瓜生屋 | Niigata | 209.2 km |
| 1 | Sado City佐渡市相川三町目 | Niigata | 209.9 km |
| 1 | Oishida Town大石田町緑町 | Yamagata | 210.9 km |
| 1 | Sado City佐渡市河原田本町 | Niigata | 212.3 km |
| 1 | Obanazawa City尾花沢市若葉町 | Yamagata | 212.7 km |
| 1 | Sado City佐渡市畑野 | Niigata | 212.7 km |
| 1 | Kahoku Town河北町谷地 | Yamagata | 220.6 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 226.9 km |
| 1 | Yamanobe Town山辺町緑ケ丘 | Yamagata | 229.3 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 230.9 km |
| 1 | Iide Town飯豊町上原 | Yamagata | 246.2 km |
| 1 | 由利本荘市尾崎 | Akita | — |
| 1 | 新潟北区葛塚 | Niigata | — |
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