August 16, 2017 at 00:04:00 JST
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture · M3.9 · Shindo 3
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hitachi City日立市助川小学校 | Ibaraki | 41.5 km |
| 1 | Takahagi City高萩市安良川 | Ibaraki | 42.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachi City日立市十王町友部 | Ibaraki | 42.6 km |
| 1 | Tokai Village東海村東海 | Ibaraki | 47.6 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市南神敷台 | Ibaraki | 47.8 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町屋町 | Ibaraki | 49.5 km |
| 1 | Hitachinaka Cityひたちなか市東石川 | Ibaraki | 51.4 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市町田町 | Ibaraki | 57.1 km |
| 1 | Hitachiota City常陸太田市高柿町 | Ibaraki | 57.6 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市金町 | Ibaraki | 58.1 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市千波町 | Ibaraki | 60.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市北町 | Ibaraki | 62.0 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市山方 | Ibaraki | 64.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町石塚 | Ibaraki | 64.6 km |
| 1 | Hokota City鉾田市汲上 | Ibaraki | 65.1 km |
| 1 | Ibaraki Town茨城町小堤 | Ibaraki | 65.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町阿波山 | Ibaraki | 65.4 km |
| 1 | Mito City水戸市内原町 | Ibaraki | 68.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市野口 | Ibaraki | 70.2 km |
| 1 | Hitachiomiya City常陸大宮市上小瀬 | Ibaraki | 70.9 km |
| 1 | Daigo Town大子町池田 | Ibaraki | 73.1 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市堅倉 | Ibaraki | 73.2 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市中央 | Ibaraki | 73.6 km |
| 1 | Omitama City小美玉市小川 | Ibaraki | 75.3 km |
| 1 | Shirosato Town城里町徳蔵 | Ibaraki | 75.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市下郷 | Ibaraki | 76.0 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市笠間 | Ibaraki | 77.4 km |
| 1 | Kasama City笠間市石井 | Ibaraki | 78.1 km |
| 1 | Kasumigaura Cityかすみがうら市上土田 | Ibaraki | 86.4 km |
| 1 | Nasukarasuyama City那須烏山市中央 | Tochigi | 86.7 km |
| 1 | Ishioka City石岡市柿岡 | Ibaraki | 86.8 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市岩瀬 | Ibaraki | 90.1 km |
| 1 | Mashiko Town益子町益子 | Tochigi | 90.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市羽田 | Ibaraki | 92.5 km |
| 1 | Tsuchiura City土浦市常名 | Ibaraki | 92.8 km |
| 1 | Haga Town芳賀町祖母井 | Tochigi | 93.3 km |
| 1 | Sakuragawa City桜川市真壁 | Ibaraki | 94.1 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市田町 | Tochigi | 97.0 km |
| 1 | Chikusei City筑西市門井 | Ibaraki | 97.8 km |
| 1 | Moka City真岡市石島 | Tochigi | 102.0 km |
| 1 | Shirakawa City白河市新白河 | Fukushima | 106.4 km |
| 1 | Utsunomiya City宇都宮市中里町 | Tochigi | 109.2 km |
| 1 | Shimotsuke City下野市笹原 | Tochigi | 112.7 km |
| 1 | 高萩市下手綱 | Ibaraki | — |
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