Confirmed
April 30, 2020 at 12:15:00 JST
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture · M5.0 · Shindo 3
青森県東方沖
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture earthquake history →
Maximum Shindo3JMA
MagnitudeM5.0JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth30 km
Stations169JMA
TsunamiNo tsunami concernCheck JMA source ↗
Places with the strongest observed Shindo
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Prefectures that observed this earthquake
Shindo3
Karumai Town軽米町
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Oirase Townおいらせ町
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Mutsu Cityむつ市
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Yokohama Town横浜町
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Hashikami Town階上町
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Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町
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Kunohe Village九戸村
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Gonohe Town五戸町
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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
169Observed 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 | Karumai Town軽米町軽米 | Iwate | 129.9 km |
| 2 | 岩手洋野町種市 | Iwate | 106.5 km |
| 2 | Hashikami Town階上町道仏 | Aomori | 111.6 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市湊町 | Aomori | 115.6 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市内丸 | Aomori | 118.9 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町上明堂 | Aomori | 120.4 km |
| 2 | Oirase Townおいらせ町中下田 | Aomori | 122.8 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村白糠 | Aomori | 123.1 km |
| 2 | Misawa City三沢市桜町 | Aomori | 123.1 km |
| 2 | Fudai Village普代村銅屋 | Iwate | 125.4 km |
| 2 | Hachinohe City八戸市南郷 | Aomori | 127.7 km |
| 2 | Rokunohe Town六戸町犬落瀬 | Aomori | 128.2 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町苫米地 | Aomori | 129.2 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又蒲谷地 | Aomori | 129.5 km |
| 2 | Higashidori Village東通村砂子又沢内 | Aomori | 130.5 km |
| 2 | Yokohama Town横浜町林ノ脇 | Aomori | 131.1 km |
| 2 | Tohoku Town東北町上北南 | Aomori | 131.3 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町古舘 | Aomori | 132.5 km |
| 2 | Towada City十和田市西二番町 | Aomori | 137.8 km |
| 2 | Gonohe Town五戸町倉石中市 | Aomori | 138.0 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町森ノ上 | Aomori | 139.5 km |
| 2 | 青森南部町沖田面 | Aomori | 139.6 km |
| 2 | Kunohe Village九戸村伊保内 | Iwate | 139.8 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町田狭沢 | Aomori | 139.9 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金曲 | Aomori | 140.1 km |
| 2 | Noheji Town野辺地町野辺地 | Aomori | 140.8 km |
| 2 | Shichinohe Town七戸町七戸 | Aomori | 141.0 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市金谷 | Aomori | 141.2 km |
| 2 | Sannohe Town三戸町在府小路町 | Aomori | 142.5 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市福岡 | Iwate | 144.6 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町中島 | Aomori | 148.1 km |
| 2 | Mutsu Cityむつ市川内町 | Aomori | 154.9 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町小湊 | Aomori | 155.6 km |
| 2 | Hiranai Town平内町東田沢 | Aomori | 158.6 km |
| 2 | Ninohe City二戸市浄法寺町 | Iwate | 160.3 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市新浜町 | Hokkaido | 173.1 km |
| 2 | Hakodate City函館市泊町 | Hokkaido | 176.1 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市薮川 | Iwate | 176.3 km |
| 2 | Morioka City盛岡市渋民 | Iwate | 181.0 km |
| 2 | Hachimantai City八幡平市田頭 | Iwate | 182.1 km |
| 2 | Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町蟹田 | Aomori | 183.3 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市川崎町 | Iwate | 117.3 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市長内町 | Iwate | 119.0 km |
| 1 | Kuji City久慈市枝成沢 | Iwate | 120.3 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村尾駮 | Aomori | 120.4 km |
| 1 | Noda Village野田村野田 | Iwate | 120.8 km |
| 1 | Erimo Townえりも町えりも岬 | Hokkaido | 121.2 km |
| 1 | Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村出戸 | Aomori | 121.3 km |
| 1 | 岩手洋野町大野 | Iwate | 121.3 km |
| 1 | Hachinohe City八戸市島守 | Aomori | 123.5 km |
| 1 | Higashidori Village東通村尻屋 | Aomori | 126.7 km |
| 1 | Yokohama Town横浜町寺下 | Aomori | 132.0 km |
| 1 | Tanohata Village田野畑村役場 | Iwate | 132.5 km |
| 1 | Tohoku Town東北町塔ノ沢山 | Aomori | 133.9 km |
| 1 | Samani Town様似町栄町 | Hokkaido | 137.1 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町潮見 | Hokkaido | 140.1 km |
| 1 | Urakawa Town浦河町築地 | Hokkaido | 141.1 km |
| 1 | Shingo Village新郷村戸来 | Aomori | 145.8 km |
| 1 | Ninohe City二戸市石切所 | Iwate | 146.3 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市田老 | Iwate | 146.9 km |
| 1 | Ichinohe Town一戸町高善寺 | Iwate | 148.4 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町消防分署 | Iwate | 149.1 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町役場 | Iwate | 149.7 km |
| 1 | Takko Town田子町田子 | Aomori | 152.8 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市鍬ヶ崎 | Iwate | 156.2 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市五月町 | Iwate | 156.5 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市大畑町奥薬研 | Aomori | 156.9 km |
| 1 | Kuzumaki Town葛巻町葛巻元木 | Iwate | 161.0 km |
| 1 | Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町静内山手町 | Hokkaido | 164.6 km |
| 1 | Mutsu Cityむつ市脇野沢 | Aomori | 169.6 km |
| 1 | Iwate Town岩手町五日市 | Iwate | 169.9 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市花園 | Aomori | 171.5 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町大沢 | Iwate | 171.8 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市日ノ浜町 | Hokkaido | 172.6 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市叺田 | Iwate | 172.9 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市川井 | Iwate | 173.0 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市中央 | Aomori | 173.1 km |
| 1 | Sai Village佐井村長後 | Aomori | 173.8 km |
| 1 | Yamada Town山田町八幡町 | Iwate | 174.7 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市野駄 | Iwate | 180.1 km |
| 1 | Yomogita Village蓬田村蓬田 | Aomori | 180.4 km |
| 1 | Hachimantai City八幡平市大更 | Iwate | 180.6 km |
| 1 | Miyako City宮古市区界 | Iwate | 182.4 km |
| 1 | Kosaka Town小坂町小坂砂森 | Akita | 185.5 km |
| 1 | Kazuno City鹿角市花輪 | Akita | 186.2 km |
| 1 | Aomori City青森市浪岡 | Aomori | 186.8 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市山王町 | Iwate | 192.7 km |
| 1 | Morioka City盛岡市馬場町 | Iwate | 193.5 km |
| 1 | Takizawa City滝沢市鵜飼 | Iwate | 195.6 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市只越町 | Iwate | 196.4 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市大森町 | Hokkaido | 197.7 km |
| 1 | Kamaishi City釜石市中妻町 | Iwate | 197.9 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市敷島町 | Aomori | 198.3 km |
| 1 | Hakodate City函館市美原 | Hokkaido | 199.2 km |
| 1 | Nakadomari Town中泊町中里 | Aomori | 199.7 km |
| 1 | Yahaba Town矢巾町南矢幅 | Iwate | 201.1 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市桜町 | Akita | 201.3 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市柏 | Aomori | 201.9 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市比内町扇田 | Akita | 202.6 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町西根上駒木野 | Iwate | 202.9 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫町 | Iwate | 203.6 km |
| 1 | Tono City遠野市青笹町 | Iwate | 203.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市木造 | Aomori | 204.3 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市大迫総合支所 | Iwate | 204.3 km |
| 1 | Shizukuishi Town雫石町千刈田 | Iwate | 204.7 km |
| 1 | Shiwa Town紫波町紫波中央駅前 | Iwate | 204.8 km |
| 1 | Atsuma Town厚真町鹿沼 | Hokkaido | 204.9 km |
| 1 | Tsugaru Cityつがる市車力町 | Aomori | 205.6 km |
| 1 | Goshogawara City五所川原市相内 | Aomori | 207.0 km |
| 1 | Nanae Town七飯町本町 | Hokkaido | 207.8 km |
| 1 | Nanae Town七飯町桜町 | Hokkaido | 208.8 km |
| 1 | Odate City大館市早口 | Akita | 210.9 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市石鳥谷町 | Iwate | 211.2 km |
| 1 | Hanamaki City花巻市東和町 | Iwate | 214.5 km |
| 1 | Tomakomai City苫小牧市末広町 | Hokkaido | 216.9 km |
| 1 | Kitaakita City北秋田市花園町 | Akita | 218.9 km |
| 1 | Sumita Town住田町世田米 | Iwate | 221.4 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町早来北進 | Hokkaido | 223.1 km |
| 1 | Fukushima Town福島町福島 | Hokkaido | 223.7 km |
| 1 | Ofunato City大船渡市大船渡町 | Iwate | 223.8 km |
| 1 | Nishiwaga Town西和賀町沢内川舟 | Iwate | 227.2 km |
| 1 | 新千歳空港 | Hokkaido | 229.0 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市柳原町 | Iwate | 229.3 km |
| 1 | Chitose City千歳市若草 | Hokkaido | 232.4 km |
| 1 | Kitakami City北上市相去町 | Iwate | 232.8 km |
| 1 | Abira Town安平町追分柏が丘 | Hokkaido | 233.4 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市江刺 | Iwate | 235.4 km |
| 1 | Kanegasaki Town金ケ崎町西根 | Iwate | 237.0 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢佐倉河 | Iwate | 240.0 km |
| 1 | Onbetsu, Kushiro City釧路市音別町中園 | Hokkaido | 240.1 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市大東町 | Iwate | 241.1 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市水沢大鐘町 | Iwate | 242.4 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市唐桑町 | Miyagi | 242.9 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市笹が陣 | Miyagi | 245.7 km |
| 1 | Oshu City奥州市胆沢 | Iwate | 246.7 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市室根町 | Iwate | 246.7 km |
| 1 | Kesennuma City気仙沼市赤岩 | Miyagi | 247.5 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市東山町 | Iwate | 249.1 km |
| 1 | Shiranuka Town白糠町西１条 | Hokkaido | 251.9 km |
| 1 | Daisen City大仙市高梨 | Akita | 252.2 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市千厩町 | Iwate | 253.2 km |
| 1 | Ikawa Town井川町北川尻 | Akita | 255.7 km |
| 1 | Hiraizumi Town平泉町平泉 | Iwate | 256.6 km |
| 1 | Ichinoseki City一関市藤沢町 | Iwate | 258.2 km |
| 1 | 釧路市幸町 | Hokkaido | 266.2 km |
| 1 | 栗原市栗駒 | Miyagi | 277.4 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市中田町 | Miyagi | 277.6 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市登米町 | Miyagi | 280.7 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町尾幌 | Hokkaido | 280.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市迫町 | Miyagi | 281.5 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市南方町 | Miyagi | 285.6 km |
| 1 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 286.8 km |
| 1 | Tome City登米市米山町 | Miyagi | 287.3 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市桃生町 | Miyagi | 292.2 km |
| 1 | 大崎市田尻 | Miyagi | 295.7 km |
| 1 | Wakuya Town涌谷町新町裏 | Miyagi | 298.7 km |
| 1 | 大崎市古川三日町 | Miyagi | 302.8 km |
| 1 | Ishinomaki City石巻市大街道南 | Miyagi | 303.7 km |
| 1 | Shibecha Town標茶町川上 | Hokkaido | 305.3 km |
| 1 | Hamanaka Town浜中町茶内 | Hokkaido | 309.0 km |
| 1 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町弟子屈 | Hokkaido | 320.3 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 336.9 km |
| 1 | Betsukai Town別海町本別海 | Hokkaido | 344.2 km |
| 1 | Iwanuma City岩沼市桜 | Miyagi | 352.4 km |
| 1 | Watari Town亘理町悠里 | Miyagi | 358.3 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 361.8 km |
| 1 | 根室市珸瑶瑁 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | 南三陸町志津川 | Miyagi | — |
| 1 | 三種町豊岡 | Akita | — |
UPDATES
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SOURCES
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- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 30, 2020 at 12:20:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:33
- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 30, 2020 at 12:20:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:33
- P2PQUAKEIssued: April 30, 2020 at 12:18:00Received: July 31, 2026 at 00:31:33
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