August 30, 2020 at 17:59:00 JST
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.2 · Shindo 1
茨城県北部
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kitaibaraki City北茨城市磯原町 | Ibaraki | 4.5 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 10.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 22.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 23.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 24.0 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 26.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 28.0 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 30.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 32.8 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川横川 | Fukushima | 34.6 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市三和町 | Fukushima | 35.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 38.0 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 38.3 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 38.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 40.0 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 40.4 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 42.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 43.2 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 45.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 46.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 50.8 km |
| 1 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 52.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市栗崎町 | Ibaraki | 52.5 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 52.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 53.6 km |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 54.7 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 54.7 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 57.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 57.7 km |
| 1 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 59.2 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 60.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 61.6 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 66.5 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町大川原 | Fukushima | 68.4 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 69.6 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 71.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 71.5 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 71.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 75.5 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市八郷 | Ibaraki | 75.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 77.6 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 77.9 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 78.5 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 79.5 km |
| 1 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 81.6 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市大和田 | Ibaraki | 85.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 89.8 km |
| 1 | Namegata City行方市麻生 | Ibaraki | 91.8 km |
| 1 | Inashiki City稲敷市江戸崎甲 | Ibaraki | 100.3 km |
| 1 | 城里町小勝 | Ibaraki | — |
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