Confirmed
October 21, 2018 at 05:13:00 JST
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture · M4.8 · Shindo 2
宮城県沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM4.8JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth50 km
Stations149JMA
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Ichinoseki City一関市
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Kakuda City角田市
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Iwanuma City岩沼市
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Kunimi Town国見町
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Yamamoto Town山元町
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Shibata Town柴田町
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Shinchi Town新地町
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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OBSERVATIONS
149Observed 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 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 73.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 74.4 km |
| 2 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 77.4 km |
| 2 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 78.2 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 78.3 km |
| 2 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 78.9 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 81.1 km |
| 2 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 81.2 km |
| 2 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 84.6 km |
| 2 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 85.3 km |
| 2 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 87.4 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 88.2 km |
| 2 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 88.9 km |
| 2 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 90.1 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 90.5 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 92.3 km |
| 2 | Shibata Town柴田町船岡 | Miyagi | 92.7 km |
| 2 | Ogawara Town大河原町新南 | Miyagi | 95.5 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 97.0 km |
| 2 | Murata Town村田町村田 | Miyagi | 97.9 km |
| 2 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 101.2 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 101.3 km |
| 2 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 102.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 102.6 km |
| 2 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 102.7 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 105.7 km |
| 2 | 栗原市瀬峰 | Miyagi | 105.8 km |
| 2 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 2 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 106.5 km |
| 2 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 110.0 km |
| 2 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 114.1 km |
| 2 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 114.8 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 119.6 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 120.4 km |
| 2 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 131.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市鮎川浜 | Miyagi | 51.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市雄勝町 | Miyagi | 72.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 76.4 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 77.0 km |
| 1 | Shichigahama Town七ヶ浜町東宮浜 | Miyagi | 78.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 79.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 80.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 80.6 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 81.0 km |
| 1 | Tagajo City多賀城市中央 | Miyagi | 82.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 82.7 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 83.7 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 83.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 86.3 km |
| 1 | Rifu Town利府町利府 | Miyagi | 86.3 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Wakabayashi Ward仙台若林区遠見塚 | Miyagi | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区五輪 | Miyagi | 88.8 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町上滝 | Miyagi | 88.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市津山町 | Miyagi | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 90.6 km |
| 1 | Osato Town大郷町粕川 | Miyagi | 90.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Taihaku Ward仙台太白区山田 | Miyagi | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 93.4 km |
| 1 | Sendai Izumi Ward仙台泉区将監 | Miyagi | 93.6 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 93.7 km |
| 1 | Minamisanriku Town南三陸町歌津 | Miyagi | 94.3 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 95.8 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 96.2 km |
| 1 | Tomiya City富谷市富谷 | Miyagi | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区落合 | Miyagi | 97.7 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 99.3 km |
| 1 | 大和町吉岡 | Miyagi | 100.4 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 100.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 101.6 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 101.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市三本木 | Miyagi | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Ohira Village大衡村大衡 | Miyagi | 102.5 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 102.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 102.7 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 104.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 105.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市月舘町 | Fukushima | 106.5 km |
| 1 | Kawamata Town川俣町五百田 | Fukushima | 109.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 109.1 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市保原町 | Fukushima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市石越町 | Miyagi | 109.8 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川大崎 | Miyagi | 110.1 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 110.1 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 110.5 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 110.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 111.8 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区作並 | Miyagi | 111.9 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 112.6 km |
| 1 | Sendai Aoba Ward仙台青葉区大倉 | Miyagi | 112.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 112.8 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 113.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 113.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 113.9 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 114.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市花泉町 | Iwate | 116.6 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 116.8 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 117.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 117.5 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 118.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 119.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 119.4 km |
| 1 | 栗原市金成 | Miyagi | 119.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 119.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市川崎町 | Iwate | 120.6 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 122.4 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 124.1 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 124.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 125.0 km |
| 1 | 栗原市鶯沢 | Miyagi | 125.4 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 125.6 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 126.4 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 126.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市竹山町 | Iwate | 128.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 128.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市花山 | Miyagi | 129.1 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 129.5 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 131.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鳴子 | Miyagi | 133.5 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村南小屋 | Fukushima | 134.7 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 135.2 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 138.3 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 138.6 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 139.0 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市前沢 | Iwate | 140.8 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市衣川 | Iwate | 142.1 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 144.7 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 148.8 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 149.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 152.2 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 152.9 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 154.2 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 156.0 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 157.5 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 158.4 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 160.1 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 162.8 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市宮守町 | Iwate | 164.4 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 166.6 km |
| 1 | Nishikawa Town西川町大井沢 | Yamagata | 167.7 km |
| 1 | 塩竈市旭町 | 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 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
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