Confirmed
December 4, 2016 at 20:42:00 JST
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture · M4.5 · Shindo 3
福島県沖
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM4.5JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth30 km
Stations142JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Naraha Town楢葉町
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Iwaki Cityいわき市
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Tamakawa Village玉川村
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Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南
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Sukagawa City須賀川市
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Ishinomaki City石巻市
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Kawauchi Village川内村
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Izumizaki Village泉崎村
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Each numbered marker is an actual station reading. The orange M marker shows the epicentre.
OBSERVATIONS
142Observed 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 | Naraha Town楢葉町北田 | Fukushima | 54.8 km |
| 2 | 福島広野町下北迫大谷地原 | Fukushima | 53.4 km |
| 2 | Tomioka Town富岡町本岡 | Fukushima | 54.6 km |
| 2 | Namie Town浪江町幾世橋 | Fukushima | 62.4 km |
| 2 | Iwaki Cityいわき市小名浜 | Fukushima | 68.0 km |
| 2 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内早渡 | Fukushima | 71.3 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市滝根町 | Fukushima | 84.4 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市大越町 | Fukushima | 87.4 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市常葉町 | Fukushima | 89.2 km |
| 2 | Tamura City田村市船引町 | Fukushima | 94.5 km |
| 2 | Tamakawa Village玉川村小高 | Fukushima | 105.6 km |
| 2 | Motomiya City本宮市本宮 | Fukushima | 112.6 km |
| 2 | Izumizaki Village泉崎村泉崎 | Fukushima | 115.6 km |
| 2 | Sukagawa City須賀川市岩瀬支所 | Fukushima | 117.8 km |
| 2 | Tenei Village天栄村下松本 | Fukushima | 120.0 km |
| 2 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 125.6 km |
| 2 | Konan, Koriyama City郡山市湖南町 | Fukushima | 132.2 km |
| 2 | Ohtawara City大田原市湯津上 | Tochigi | 140.0 km |
| 2 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 154.2 km |
| 2 | Imaichi, Nikko City日光市今市本町 | Tochigi | 177.4 km |
| 2 | 川俣町樋ノ口 | Fukushima | — |
| 2 | 双葉町両竹 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 福島広野町下北迫苗代替 | Fukushima | 53.3 km |
| 1 | Okuma Town大熊町野上 | Fukushima | 61.3 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平四ツ波 | Fukushima | 63.4 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市平梅本 | Fukushima | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村下川内 | Fukushima | 67.3 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市小高区 | Fukushima | 67.9 km |
| 1 | Kawauchi Village川内村上川内小山平 | Fukushima | 71.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区高見町 | Fukushima | 72.8 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市原町区三島町 | Fukushima | 75.2 km |
| 1 | Tamura City田村市都路町 | Fukushima | 76.6 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区西町 | Fukushima | 78.7 km |
| 1 | Iwaki Cityいわき市錦町 | Fukushima | 78.9 km |
| 1 | Katsurao Village葛尾村落合落合 | Fukushima | 81.5 km |
| 1 | Minamisoma City南相馬市鹿島区栃窪 | Fukushima | 85.9 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町中通 | Fukushima | 86.5 km |
| 1 | Ono Town小野町小野新町 | Fukushima | 86.6 km |
| 1 | Soma City相馬市中村 | Fukushima | 89.7 km |
| 1 | Hirata Village平田村永田 | Fukushima | 90.6 km |
| 1 | Furudono Town古殿町松川新桑原 | Fukushima | 92.8 km |
| 1 | Iitate Village飯舘村伊丹沢 | Fukushima | 92.9 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 96.1 km |
| 1 | Shinchi Town新地町谷地小屋 | Fukushima | 96.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 100.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市針道 | Fukushima | 100.6 km |
| 1 | Ishikawa Town石川町長久保 | Fukushima | 102.2 km |
| 1 | Yamamoto Town山元町浅生原 | Miyagi | 105.6 km |
| 1 | Asakawa Town浅川町浅川 | Fukushima | 106.6 km |
| 1 | Motomiya City本宮市白岩 | Fukushima | 107.5 km |
| 1 | Marumori Town丸森町鳥屋 | Miyagi | 107.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 108.4 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市霊山町 | Fukushima | 109.4 km |
| 1 | Sukagawa City須賀川市八幡山 | Fukushima | 109.5 km |
| 1 | Tanagura Town棚倉町棚倉中居野 | Fukushima | 110.1 km |
| 1 | Yamatsuri Town矢祭町戸塚 | Fukushima | 110.5 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市油井 | Fukushima | 110.7 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市東 | Fukushima | 111.6 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市開成 | Fukushima | 111.7 km |
| 1 | Kagamiishi Town鏡石町不時沼 | Fukushima | 112.0 km |
| 1 | Koriyama City郡山市朝日 | Fukushima | 112.2 km |
| 1 | Nihonmatsu City二本松市金色 | Fukushima | 112.3 km |
| 1 | Kakuda City角田市角田 | Miyagi | 112.9 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市梁川町 | Fukushima | 114.1 km |
| 1 | Otama Village大玉村玉井 | Fukushima | 114.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市五老内町 | Fukushima | 116.6 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市桜木町 | Fukushima | 116.9 km |
| 1 | Fukushima City福島市松木町 | Fukushima | 117.6 km |
| 1 | 福島伊達市前川原 | Fukushima | 118.4 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 118.9 km |
| 1 | Kunimi Town国見町藤田 | Fukushima | 119.6 km |
| 1 | 仙台空港 | Miyagi | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市大信 | Fukushima | 119.8 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 122.5 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市郭内 | Fukushima | 123.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 124.2 km |
| 1 | Natori City名取市増田 | Miyagi | 124.5 km |
| 1 | Shiroishi City白石市亘理町 | Miyagi | 124.8 km |
| 1 | Nishigo Village西郷村熊倉 | Fukushima | 128.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 128.3 km |
| 1 | Zao Town蔵王町円田 | Miyagi | 129.8 km |
| 1 | Nasu Town那須町寺子 | Tochigi | 133.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 134.4 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 135.0 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町馬頭 | Tochigi | 137.2 km |
| 1 | 宮城川崎町前川 | Miyagi | 137.8 km |
| 1 | Inawashiro Town猪苗代町城南 | Fukushima | 138.3 km |
| 1 | Higashimatsushima City東松島市小野 | Miyagi | 138.7 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 139.4 km |
| 1 | Matsushima Town松島町高城 | Miyagi | 139.6 km |
| 1 | 栃木那珂川町小川 | Tochigi | 139.7 km |
| 1 | Yumoto, Tenei Village天栄村湯本支所 | Fukushima | 140.4 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 142.3 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 144.7 km |
| 1 | Motegi Town茂木町茂木 | Tochigi | 146.1 km |
| 1 | 大崎市鹿島台 | Miyagi | 148.7 km |
| 1 | 宮城美里町木間塚 | Miyagi | 148.8 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 151.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 151.0 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市アルカディア | Yamagata | 151.1 km |
| 1 | Ichikai Town市貝町市塙 | Tochigi | 152.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市松山 | Miyagi | 153.0 km |
| 1 | Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市材木町 | Fukushima | 153.1 km |
| 1 | Yonezawa City米沢市林泉寺 | Yamagata | 153.6 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 155.1 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 157.1 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市豊里町 | Miyagi | 157.3 km |
| 1 | Aizumisato Town会津美里町新鶴庁舎 | Fukushima | 160.5 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 162.1 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 162.4 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 162.5 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 162.6 km |
| 1 | Aizubange Town会津坂下町市中三番甲 | Fukushima | 162.6 km |
| 1 | Shikama Town色麻町四竈 | Miyagi | 163.7 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 164.3 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 165.3 km |
| 1 | 宮城加美町中新田 | Miyagi | 165.4 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 165.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 166.6 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 170.2 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市明保野町 | Tochigi | 170.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 170.6 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 171.0 km |
| 1 | Shirataka Town白鷹町荒砥 | Yamagata | 171.3 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市鬼怒川温泉大原 | Tochigi | 172.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 175.2 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市芹沼 | Tochigi | 175.5 km |
| 1 | Nikko City日光市瀬川 | Tochigi | 177.9 km |
| 1 | Kanuma City鹿沼市晃望台 | Tochigi | 177.9 km |
| 1 | Nishiaizu Town西会津町登世島 | Fukushima | 178.3 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市舟生 | Ibaraki | 182.4 km |
| 1 | Kiryu City桐生市黒保根町 | Gunma | 221.0 km |
| 1 | Numata City沼田市白沢町 | Gunma | 227.2 km |
| 1 | Isesaki City伊勢崎市西久保町 | Gunma | 230.3 km |
| 1 | Maebashi City前橋市富士見町 | Gunma | 239.7 km |
| 1 | Shibukawa City渋川市赤城町 | Gunma | 240.1 km |
| 1 | 桑折町東大隅 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 西会津町野沢 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 猪苗代町千代田 | Fukushima | — |
| 1 | 女川町女川浜 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
UPDATES
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: December 4, 2016 at 20:46:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:39:13
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