May 12, 2016 at 15:32:00 JST
Off the southeast Coast of the Nemuro Peninsula · M4.8 · Shindo 3
根室半島南東沖
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Shindo readings and epicentre
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Observed Shindo by station
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| Shindo | Station | Prefecture | Distance from epicentre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shibetsu Town標津町北２条 | Hokkaido | 102.8 km |
| 3 | Nakashibetsu Town中標津町丸山 | Hokkaido | 111.2 km |
| 2 | Nemuro City根室市牧の内 | Hokkaido | 56.9 km |
| 2 | Nemuro City根室市落石東 | Hokkaido | 64.5 km |
| 2 | Betsukai Town別海町本別海 | Hokkaido | 83.3 km |
| 2 | Nemuro City根室市厚床 | Hokkaido | 84.8 km |
| 2 | Betsukai Town別海町常盤 | Hokkaido | 96.4 km |
| 2 | Rausu Town羅臼町春日 | Hokkaido | 118.9 km |
| 2 | Rausu Town羅臼町緑町 | Hokkaido | 120.1 km |
| 2 | Rausu Town羅臼町岬町 | Hokkaido | 123.5 km |
| 2 | Shari Town斜里町ウトロ香川 | Hokkaido | 135.3 km |
| 2 | Shibecha Town標茶町塘路 | Hokkaido | 147.2 km |
| 2 | 浜中町霧多布 | Hokkaido | — |
| 2 | 根室市珸瑶瑁 | Hokkaido | — |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市豊里 | Hokkaido | 46.1 km |
| 1 | Nemuro City根室市弥栄 | Hokkaido | 58.1 km |
| 1 | Hamanaka Town浜中町湯沸 | Hokkaido | 95.7 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町薫別 | Hokkaido | 114.0 km |
| 1 | Shibetsu Town標津町古多糠 | Hokkaido | 117.2 km |
| 1 | Nakashibetsu Town中標津町養老牛 | Hokkaido | 132.2 km |
| 1 | Akkeshi Town厚岸町尾幌 | Hokkaido | 135.0 km |
| 1 | Shibecha Town標茶町川上 | Hokkaido | 137.9 km |
| 1 | Shari Town斜里町本町 | Hokkaido | 148.0 km |
| 1 | Kiyosato Town清里町羽衣町 | Hokkaido | 150.6 km |
| 1 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町弟子屈 | Hokkaido | 151.7 km |
| 1 | Teshikaga Town弟子屈町サワンチサップ | Hokkaido | 159.1 km |
| 1 | Tsurui Village鶴居村鶴居東 | Hokkaido | 160.1 km |
| 1 | 釧路市幸町 | Hokkaido | 160.2 km |
| 1 | Akan, Kushiro City釧路市阿寒町中央 | Hokkaido | 178.4 km |
| 1 | Shiranuka Town白糠町西１条 | Hokkaido | 185.3 km |
| 1 | 十勝大樹町生花 | Hokkaido | 246.8 km |
| 1 | 弟子屈町美里 | Hokkaido | — |
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