September 22, 2015 at 16:00:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M4.1 · Shindo 2
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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 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 33.6 km |
| 2 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 46.2 km |
| 2 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 68.6 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 25.9 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 28.7 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市役所 | Ibaraki | 33.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市福田 | Ibaraki | 52.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 53.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市山ノ上町 | Ibaraki | 54.5 km |
| 1 | Naka City那珂市瓜連 | Ibaraki | 54.8 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 59.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 60.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 61.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 61.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 62.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 73.7 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市鉾田 | Ibaraki | 74.1 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 76.3 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 76.9 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 77.5 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 82.4 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 85.2 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 1 | 茨城鹿嶋市鉢形 | Ibaraki | 87.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 88.2 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 89.1 km |
| 1 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 91.2 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 91.3 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 91.5 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 92.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 96.1 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 98.3 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 98.4 km |
| 1 | Miho Village美浦村受領 | Ibaraki | 99.9 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 102.6 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市田中 | Tochigi | 106.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 107.9 km |
| 1 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 109.7 km |
| 1 | Oyama City小山市神鳥谷 | Tochigi | 116.7 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市利根町 | Gunma | 160.0 km |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
| 1 | 土浦市下高津 | Ibaraki | — |
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