December 15, 2016 at 14:27:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Chiba Prefecture · M4.3 · Shindo 2
千葉県東方沖
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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 | Choshi City銚子市川口町 | Chiba | 14.4 km |
| 2 | Choshi City銚子市若宮町 | Chiba | 16.8 km |
| 2 | Kamisu City神栖市波崎 | Ibaraki | 17.7 km |
| 1 | Choshi City銚子市天王台 | Chiba | 16.8 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市萩園 | Chiba | 28.1 km |
| 1 | Tohnosho Town東庄町笹川 | Chiba | 30.1 km |
| 1 | Kamisu City神栖市溝口 | Ibaraki | 32.3 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 32.9 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 36.9 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 38.0 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 38.9 km |
| 1 | Sosa City匝瑳市八日市場ハ | Chiba | 41.0 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 43.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 46.5 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Yokoshibahikari Town横芝光町宮川 | Chiba | 47.5 km |
| 1 | Tako Town多古町多古 | Chiba | 48.8 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ハ | Chiba | 50.4 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 50.6 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 50.9 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市蓮沼ニ | Chiba | 50.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 51.1 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 52.9 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 58.8 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 59.0 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市花崎町 | Chiba | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 63.2 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 63.6 km |
| 1 | Togane City東金市日吉台 | Chiba | 65.0 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 67.0 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 68.5 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 68.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 70.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 71.5 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Inzai City印西市大森 | Chiba | 76.9 km |
| 1 | Chiba Wakaba Ward千葉若葉区小倉台 | Chiba | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 78.8 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 79.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 80.4 km |
| 1 | Chiba Inage Ward千葉稲毛区園生町 | Chiba | 80.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 80.5 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 81.9 km |
| 1 | Chiba Hanamigawa Ward千葉花見川区花島町 | Chiba | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 83.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 84.8 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 85.0 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 87.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 89.9 km |
| 1 | Funabashi City船橋市湊町 | Chiba | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 93.1 km |
| 1 | Ichihara City市原市姉崎 | Chiba | 93.5 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 94.7 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 100.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 101.4 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 105.3 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 113.5 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 122.5 km |
| 1 | 稲敷市柴崎 | Ibaraki | — |
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