Confirmed
May 16, 2020 at 06:27:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M3.9 · Shindo 3
茨城県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM3.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations142JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Mito City水戸市
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Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市
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Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市
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Kasama City笠間市
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Sakuragawa City桜川市
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Omitama City小美玉市
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Shirosato Town城里町
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Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
142Observed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 31.1 km |
| 3 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 32.4 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 18.8 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 25.7 km |
| 2 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 25.8 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 28.0 km |
| 2 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 30.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 34.9 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 40.1 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 41.0 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 41.7 km |
| 2 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 42.6 km |
| 2 | Omitama City小美玉市上玉里 | Ibaraki | 44.2 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 44.6 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 45.2 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 45.8 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市石岡 | Ibaraki | 47.4 km |
| 2 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 48.3 km |
| 2 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 48.9 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 50.2 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 51.3 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 51.8 km |
| 2 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 53.0 km |
| 2 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 55.1 km |
| 2 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 56.0 km |
| 2 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 59.0 km |
| 2 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 60.4 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 62.3 km |
| 2 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 63.8 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 93.3 km |
| 2 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 19.7 km |
| 1 | Oarai Town大洗町磯浜町 | Ibaraki | 19.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市造谷 | Ibaraki | 24.6 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 33.0 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 34.2 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市山田 | Ibaraki | 34.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 35.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市金井町 | Ibaraki | 36.0 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市宮中 | Ibaraki | 38.7 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 39.2 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 39.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 40.7 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市玉造 | Ibaraki | 40.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 41.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 43.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市中富町 | Ibaraki | 44.1 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 44.3 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市堀之内 | Ibaraki | 44.4 km |
| 1 | Itako City潮来市辻 | Ibaraki | 44.4 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市本町 | Ibaraki | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 46.2 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市須賀津 | Ibaraki | 50.7 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市結佐 | Ibaraki | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市役所 | Chiba | 52.0 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原平田 | Chiba | 52.9 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市佐原諏訪台 | Chiba | 53.4 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市中郷町 | Ibaraki | 53.6 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 54.2 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 55.3 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市役所 | Ibaraki | 58.0 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 58.1 km |
| 1 | Katori City香取市仁良 | Chiba | 58.9 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市田中 | Ibaraki | 59.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市高部 | Ibaraki | 60.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市藤沢 | Ibaraki | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Ami Town阿見町中央 | Ibaraki | 61.0 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市松子 | Chiba | 62.4 km |
| 1 | Narita City成田市名古屋 | Chiba | 62.5 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市伊佐津 | Ibaraki | 63.1 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 63.9 km |
| 1 | Asahi City旭市ニ | Chiba | 65.8 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 66.0 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 66.3 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市天王台 | Ibaraki | 66.6 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 68.2 km |
| 1 | Ushiku City牛久市中央 | Ibaraki | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市海老ヶ島 | Ibaraki | 68.5 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市研究学園 | Ibaraki | 69.2 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 69.2 km |
| 1 | 成田国際空港 | Chiba | 69.4 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 70.5 km |
| 1 | Ryugasaki City龍ケ崎市役所 | Ibaraki | 70.6 km |
| 1 | Tsukuba Cityつくば市小茎 | Ibaraki | 71.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 71.7 km |
| 1 | Sakae Town栄町安食台 | Chiba | 71.8 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町東舘 | Fukushima | 71.8 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 71.9 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市荒町 | Tochigi | 72.6 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 73.8 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 74.6 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuma City下妻市本城町 | Ibaraki | 75.8 km |
| 1 | Shibayama Town芝山町小池 | Chiba | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 78.2 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 78.8 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市松尾町富士見台 | Chiba | 79.5 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Sammu City山武市埴谷 | Chiba | 82.5 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo Town八千代町菅谷 | Ibaraki | 82.9 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 83.2 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市山 | Ibaraki | 84.2 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Bando City坂東市役所 | Ibaraki | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Shiroi City白井市復 | Chiba | 87.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 88.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 89.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 89.3 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Yachiyo City八千代市大和田新田 | Chiba | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Noda City野田市鶴奉 | Chiba | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 97.5 km |
| 1 | Narashino City習志野市鷺沼 | Chiba | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 104.4 km |
| 1 | Kuki City久喜市下早見 | Saitama | 105.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 106.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 106.8 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 112.6 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 113.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 115.3 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 117.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 120.7 km |
| 1 | Ashikaga City足利市大正町 | Tochigi | 121.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 126.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 127.3 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 128.4 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市元宿町 | Gunma | 132.5 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市新里町 | Gunma | 140.6 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 141.2 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 149.2 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 159.9 km |
| 1 | 結城市結城 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 筑西市下中山 | Ibaraki | — |
UPDATES
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SOURCES
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Multiple source bulletins do not necessarily represent multiple corrections.
- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 16, 2020 at 06:32:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:26
- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 16, 2020 at 06:32:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:26
- P2PQUAKEIssued: May 16, 2020 at 06:30:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:26
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