Confirmed
January 12, 2021 at 11:40:00 JST
Off the west Coast of Hokkaido · M5.6 · Shindo 2
北海道西方沖
Maximum Shindo2JMA
MagnitudeM5.6JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth240 km
Stations198JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo2
Urakawa Town浦河町
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Urahoro Town浦幌町
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Hashikami Town階上町
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Kuji City久慈市
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Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別
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Kembuchi Town剣淵町
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Niikappu Town新冠町
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Morioka City盛岡市
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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
198Observed 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 | Namporo Town南幌町栄町 | Hokkaido | 146.6 km |
| 2 | Kembuchi Town剣淵町仲町 | Hokkaido | 197.7 km |
| 2 | Niikappu Town新冠町北星町 | Hokkaido | 234.0 km |
| 2 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 277.4 km |
| 2 | Urahoro Town浦幌町桜町 | Hokkaido | 310.1 km |
| 2 | Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別町中園 | Hokkaido | 328.7 km |
| 2 | 釧路市黒金町 | Hokkaido | 362.0 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 363.7 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 364.7 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 374.7 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 374.9 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 402.9 km |
| 2 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 406.4 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 438.5 km |
| 2 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 453.2 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 569.3 km |
| 2 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 569.8 km |
| 1 | Akaigawa Village赤井川村赤井川 | Hokkaido | 88.1 km |
| 1 | Otaru City小樽市花園町 | Hokkaido | 92.2 km |
| 1 | Otaru City小樽市勝納町 | Hokkaido | 94.5 km |
| 1 | Kutchan Town倶知安町南１条 | Hokkaido | 99.0 km |
| 1 | Shimamaki Village島牧村泊 | Hokkaido | 100.1 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Teine Ward札幌手稲区前田 | Hokkaido | 115.2 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Kita Ward札幌北区新琴似 | Hokkaido | 120.8 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Kita Ward札幌北区篠路 | Hokkaido | 121.5 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Higashi Ward札幌東区元町 | Hokkaido | 124.7 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Shiroishi Ward札幌白石区北郷 | Hokkaido | 129.9 km |
| 1 | Tobetsu Town当別町白樺 | Hokkaido | 130.2 km |
| 1 | Toyako Town洞爺湖町栄町 | Hokkaido | 132.1 km |
| 1 | Sapporo Atsubetsu Ward札幌厚別区もみじ台 | Hokkaido | 136.5 km |
| 1 | Kumaishi, Yakumo Town八雲町熊石雲石町 | Hokkaido | 163.3 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町追分柏が丘 | Hokkaido | 168.6 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 174.3 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 190.2 km |
| 1 | Mukawa Townむかわ町穂別 | Hokkaido | 196.7 km |
| 1 | Hidaka Region日高地方日高町門別 | Hokkaido | 208.3 km |
| 1 | Biratori Town平取町振内 | Hokkaido | 210.5 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 217.7 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 224.4 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 237.8 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内御幸町 | Hokkaido | 238.7 km |
| 1 | 十勝清水町南４条 | Hokkaido | 243.0 km |
| 1 | Sarufutsu Village猿払村浅茅野 | Hokkaido | 252.1 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町三石旭町 | Hokkaido | 257.2 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町野深 | Hokkaido | 267.9 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東６条 | Hokkaido | 271.0 km |
| 1 | Obihiro City帯広市東４条 | Hokkaido | 271.4 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 274.9 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 276.0 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町築地 | Hokkaido | 276.5 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 280.0 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 281.7 km |
| 1 | Makubetsu Town幕別町本町 | Hokkaido | 283.4 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 290.5 km |
| 1 | Makubetsu Town幕別町忠類錦町 | Hokkaido | 292.8 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町東本通 | Hokkaido | 293.8 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 295.9 km |
| 1 | Hombetsu Town本別町北２丁目 | Hokkaido | 297.5 km |
| 1 | Hombetsu Town本別町向陽町 | Hokkaido | 298.2 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 298.5 km |
| 1 | Toyokoro Town豊頃町茂岩本町 | Hokkaido | 298.8 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町生花 | Hokkaido | 298.9 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市金木町 | Aomori | 302.3 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市稲垣町 | Aomori | 303.9 km |
| 1 | Hiroo Town広尾町白樺通 | Hokkaido | 305.9 km |
| 1 | Hiroo Town広尾町並木通 | Hokkaido | 307.0 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 311.5 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 313.7 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 314.0 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 315.1 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町目黒 | Hokkaido | 316.6 km |
| 1 | Tsuruta Town鶴田町鶴田 | Aomori | 317.5 km |
| 1 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 317.5 km |
| 1 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 318.3 km |
| 1 | Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別町尺別 | Hokkaido | 320.6 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町えりも岬 | Hokkaido | 323.0 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 324.8 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町水木 | Aomori | 328.5 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 329.0 km |
| 1 | Fujisaki Town藤崎町西豊田 | Aomori | 329.2 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 331.8 km |
| 1 | Inakadate Village田舎館村田舎館 | Aomori | 333.0 km |
| 1 | Hirakawa City平川市猿賀 | Aomori | 334.3 km |
| 1 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 335.8 km |
| 1 | Shiranuka Town白糠町西１条 | Hokkaido | 337.9 km |
| 1 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 343.5 km |
| 1 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 345.8 km |
| 1 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 349.8 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 352.8 km |
| 1 | Tsurui Village鶴居村鶴居東 | Hokkaido | 353.0 km |
| 1 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 353.6 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 357.6 km |
| 1 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 358.5 km |
| 1 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町弟子屈 | Hokkaido | 359.7 km |
| 1 | 釧路市幸町 | Hokkaido | 361.7 km |
| 1 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 365.9 km |
| 1 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 368.1 km |
| 1 | Kushiro Town釧路町別保 | Hokkaido | 368.7 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 371.7 km |
| 1 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 372.6 km |
| 1 | Noshiro City能代市上町 | Akita | 376.5 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 382.0 km |
| 1 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 382.8 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 385.1 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 386.1 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町尾幌 | Hokkaido | 386.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 391.7 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 392.4 km |
| 1 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 394.5 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町真栄 | Hokkaido | 398.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 407.0 km |
| 1 | Hamanaka Town浜中町茶内 | Hokkaido | 411.0 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町消防分署 | Iwate | 413.3 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 414.5 km |
| 1 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 416.0 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 416.2 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 418.5 km |
| 1 | Hamanaka Town浜中町湯沸 | Hokkaido | 422.3 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町本別海 | Hokkaido | 427.6 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 427.7 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市厚床 | Hokkaido | 427.9 km |
| 1 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 428.5 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 436.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 444.1 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市落石東 | Hokkaido | 449.4 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市牧の内 | Hokkaido | 454.1 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 457.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 459.0 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 465.8 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 467.5 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 467.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 468.6 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 470.2 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 478.7 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 485.1 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 486.8 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 487.2 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 491.8 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市江刺 | Iwate | 499.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 503.5 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 505.3 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 505.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 505.5 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 505.5 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 512.6 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 520.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 521.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 522.2 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 523.7 km |
| 1 | Rikuzentakata City陸前高田市高田町 | Iwate | 525.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 531.4 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 531.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 536.6 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 538.3 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 538.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 540.0 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 540.5 km |
| 1 | 栗原市若柳 | Miyagi | 544.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市志波姫 | Miyagi | 544.9 km |
| 1 | 栗原市一迫 | Miyagi | 545.6 km |
| 1 | 栗原市築館 | Miyagi | 547.7 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市東和町 | Miyagi | 551.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 552.9 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 554.3 km |
| 1 | 栗原市高清水 | Miyagi | 555.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 557.2 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 559.0 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 560.9 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 562.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 564.0 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川旭 | Miyagi | 564.6 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 565.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 566.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町北浦 | Miyagi | 568.9 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市北上町 | Miyagi | 571.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 572.2 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市前谷地 | Miyagi | 574.0 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市相野谷 | Miyagi | 574.9 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 575.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 576.1 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市矢本 | Miyagi | 583.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 584.1 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市泉町 | Miyagi | 584.6 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 586.1 km |
| 1 | Sendai Miyagino Ward仙台宮城野区苦竹 | Miyagi | 597.1 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 615.2 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 621.8 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 627.6 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 635.2 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 683.2 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 695.5 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 706.8 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 724.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 780.3 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 806.6 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 832.5 km |
| 1 | 根室市珸瑶瑁 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
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