Sobetsu Town earthquake and Shindo history
壮瞥町
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Sobetsu Town reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Aug 23, 2026, 10:45 PM JSTLocal seismic profile
Since Feb 17, 2015, stations associated with Sobetsu Town have reported a local reading for 134 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 4, was recorded 2 times.
Latest observationAug 23, 2026
Highest local Shindo4
Observed events134Feb 17, 2015–Aug 23, 2026
Associated observation stations3JMA
Latest observation: Aug 23, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
No local observation in the last 7 days. Latest observation: Aug 23, 2026
震度2
Aug 23, 2026, 10:44 PM JSTOff the Coast of Urakawa
震度1M6.0 · 40 km · 187 km
Aug 9, 2026, 02:57 AM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度3M5.6 · 40 km · 301 km
Aug 1, 2026, 11:48 AM JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture
震度1M5.8 · 80 km · 168 km
Jul 1, 2026, 09:08 PM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度2M6.0 · 40 km · 301 km
Jun 28, 2026, 05:21 AM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度3M6.1 · 40 km · 291 km
Jun 25, 2026, 07:30 AM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
M6.9 · 50 km · 288 km
3 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
The map combines stations assigned to this place with earthquakes that produced its strongest local readings.
Feb 17, 2015 to Aug 23, 2026 · 5 records
All years · Shindo 3+ · Clear filtersObservation history
This history counts earthquakes observed at stations in the place, not earthquakes whose epicentre lies inside its boundary. Counts can change as stations are updated and older or corrected observations are added.
First observation: Feb 17, 2015
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All ShindoShindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Latest observation: Aug 23, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
5 observed earthquakes
- 震度3Aug 1, 2026, 11:48 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.880 km
- 震度3Jun 25, 2026, 07:30 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 6+M6.950 km
- 震度3Apr 20, 2026, 16:53 JSTOff the Coast of SanrikuShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 5+M7.510 km
- 震度3Dec 12, 2025, 11:44 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.720 km
- 震度3Jan 14, 2016, 12:25 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M6.750 km
Ground & J-SHIS
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
Local seismic profile
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
4
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture青森県東方沖
483
Off the Coast of Urakawa浦河沖
224
Central and eastern Iburi Region, Hokkaido胆振地方中東部
163
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
102
Southern Tokachi Region, Hokkaido十勝地方南部
83
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
6Local seismic profile
Recent observations in long-term context
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
Local seismic profile
Nearby places
Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.
Understand local Shindo in context
Guides to this place’s history, seismic intensity and notification tools.
8 min readJapan’s Shindo Scale Explained: What Levels 0–7 Mean
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