Confirmed
December 8, 2016 at 17:15:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.9 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.9JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth20 km
Stations176JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Tamura City田村市
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Kasama City笠間市
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Marumori Town丸森町
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Kagamiishi Town鏡石町
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Koriyama City郡山市
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MAP
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
176Observed 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 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 83.7 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 52.7 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 54.1 km |
| 2 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 55.7 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 56.4 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 57.2 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 57.2 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 64.6 km |
| 2 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 64.9 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 69.9 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 70.3 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 71.0 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 71.8 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 74.0 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 74.7 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 79.6 km |
| 2 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 80.3 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 85.0 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 86.8 km |
| 2 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 87.0 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 90.7 km |
| 2 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 92.6 km |
| 2 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 92.6 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 100.9 km |
| 2 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 105.4 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 107.6 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 107.8 km |
| 2 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 109.4 km |
| 2 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 109.8 km |
| 2 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 109.8 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 109.8 km |
| 2 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 111.4 km |
| 2 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 112.9 km |
| 2 | Nakajima Village中島村滑津 | Fukushima | 114.3 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 115.8 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 117.3 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 118.6 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 120.6 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 128.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 132.6 km |
| 2 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 143.5 km |
| 2 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 165.1 km |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 56.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 60.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区本町 | Fukushima | 62.1 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 63.0 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 72.6 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 82.1 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 85.1 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 88.5 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 90.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 92.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 94.8 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 96.8 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 97.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市飯野町 | Fukushima | 98.0 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 98.1 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 100.7 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 101.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 101.4 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 102.5 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 103.0 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 103.5 km |
| 1 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 103.6 km |
| 1 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 105.3 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 105.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 106.3 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 106.7 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 106.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 106.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 107.4 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 109.8 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 110.1 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 113.6 km |
| 1 | Yabuki Town矢吹町一本木 | Fukushima | 113.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 115.8 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 117.7 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 118.9 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 119.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 119.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 121.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 122.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 123.4 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市長沼支所 | Fukushima | 123.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 126.4 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 127.6 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 130.0 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 130.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 130.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 132.0 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 132.5 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 133.4 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 134.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 135.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 136.8 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 138.0 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 138.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 138.6 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 140.6 km |
| 1 | Takahata Town高畠町高畠 | Yamagata | 141.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 141.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 141.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 142.0 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市駅前 | Yamagata | 142.3 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市金池 | Yamagata | 142.8 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 143.6 km |
| 1 | Kaminoyama City上山市河崎 | Yamagata | 143.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 143.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 145.1 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 145.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 146.4 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 146.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 147.2 km |
| 1 | Nanyo City南陽市三間通 | Yamagata | 147.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 147.6 km |
| 1 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 148.0 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 148.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 148.9 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 149.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 149.1 km |
| 1 | Shimogo Town下郷町高陦 | Fukushima | 150.9 km |
| 1 | Tendo City天童市老野森 | Yamagata | 151.2 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 151.5 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町本郷庁舎 | Fukushima | 152.3 km |
| 1 | 山形川西町上小松 | Yamagata | 152.5 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 152.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 153.5 km |
| 1 | Nakayama Town中山町長崎 | Yamagata | 155.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 155.9 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 157.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 157.8 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 158.0 km |
| 1 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 158.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 159.8 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 164.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 164.3 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 165.2 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 166.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 169.0 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 169.5 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 170.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 171.5 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 174.9 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 176.0 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 176.5 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市若宮 | Ibaraki | 178.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 179.5 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 180.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 180.8 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 183.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 183.6 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 184.0 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 191.2 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 194.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 195.9 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 197.4 km |
| 1 | Toride City取手市寺田 | Ibaraki | 215.7 km |
| 1 | 須賀川市牛袋町 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 大崎市古川北町 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 亘理町下小路 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 牛久市城中町 | Ibaraki | — |
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