January 6, 2018 at 22:45:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture · M4.4 · Shindo 2
青森県東方沖
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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 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 95.6 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 133.0 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 133.7 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 155.0 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 89.2 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 101.5 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 104.6 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 108.0 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 110.5 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 111.8 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 112.4 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 112.8 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 114.6 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 116.3 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 119.2 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町平 | Aomori | 120.1 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 121.7 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 122.8 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 125.3 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 126.3 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 127.1 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 128.5 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 130.2 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 130.8 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 131.0 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市奥瀬 | Aomori | 135.0 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 141.0 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 142.8 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 150.9 km |
| 1 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 160.7 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 162.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 171.6 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 173.7 km |
| 1 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 178.5 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 182.1 km |
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