October 30, 2018 at 11:30:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.5 · Shindo 2
福島県沖
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 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 62.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 86.4 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 92.6 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 2 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 101.3 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 116.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 137.5 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 61.5 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 64.3 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 65.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 68.2 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 71.1 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 73.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 79.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 80.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 81.7 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 81.9 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 83.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 90.4 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 93.9 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 95.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 95.6 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 95.7 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 99.5 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 101.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 103.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 105.9 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 106.7 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 110.0 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 111.3 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 112.1 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 114.0 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 114.6 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 116.5 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 118.5 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 118.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 120.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 120.9 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 121.7 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 122.2 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 124.1 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 126.1 km |
| 1 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 127.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 127.3 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 129.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 129.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 134.9 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 135.0 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 137.6 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 139.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 143.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 144.2 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 146.5 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 160.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 171.7 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 171.8 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 188.4 km |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
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