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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Sobetsu Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2017

壮瞥町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2017 for which stations associated with Sobetsu Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

In 2017, stations associated with Sobetsu Town reported local Shindo for 6 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 2.

Observed events62017
Highest local Shindo22017
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017 · 6 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2017

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.

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First observation: Feb 17, 2015

Observed events by year

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2017

Shindo observed in this place

The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.

All Shindo
152130405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

Observation history · 2017

6 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Dec 2, 2017, 05:48 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M5.070 km
  2. 震度1Oct 18, 2017, 08:49 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.470 km
  3. 震度1Sep 27, 2017, 05:22 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.030 km
  4. 震度2Sep 10, 2017, 17:44 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.750 km
  5. 震度1Jul 1, 2017, 23:45 JSTCentral and eastern Iburi Region, HokkaidoShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.330 km
  6. 震度1Mar 8, 2017, 01:08 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.970 km
Reference model · not a forecast

Ground & J-SHIS

The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2017 statistics.

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
48
3
Off the Coast of Urakawa浦河沖
22
4
Central and eastern Iburi Region, Hokkaido胆振地方中東部
16
3
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
10
2
Southern Tokachi Region, Hokkaido十勝地方南部
8
3
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
6
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Toyako Town洞爺湖町8 km awayNoboribetsu City登別市19 km awayToyoura Town豊浦町20 km awayRusutsu Village留寿都村20 km awayMakkari Village真狩村23 km awayKimobetsu Town喜茂別町28 km away
GUIDES

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

Shindo is Japan’s earthquake intensity scale. See what shaking each level means, from 0 to 7, and why a local Shindo reading is different from magnitude.

Read guide 10 min readHow to use the JISHINDESU interactive map

A guide to the redesigned map panel: adding and switching places, ten years of history, filters, local Shindo readings, sharing and notifications.

Read guide 6 min readAre earthquakes becoming more frequent in Japan?

How to compare earthquake counts fairly—and why a few active days do not prove a lasting increase.

Read guide 4 min readAway from home? Monitor earthquakes in your Japanese town

Use home as the reference point and receive notifications without an account when a station within the selected radius reports your chosen Shindo level.

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