Aomori City earthquake and Shindo history in 2023
青森市
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2023 for which stations associated with Aomori City recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2023In 2023, stations associated with Aomori City reported local Shindo for 24 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 3.
How observations were spread across 2023
The largest number of observed earthquakes was in June: 5.
Observed earthquakes by month
- Jan2
- Feb1
- Mar2
- Apr1
- May2
- Jun5
- Jul1
- Aug3
- Sep1
- Oct4
- Nov1
- Dec1
If several earthquakes reached the same highest local Shindo, we show the most recent one. Monthly counts depend on station coverage and imported records; they do not establish a seasonal pattern or predict the next earthquake.
Observation history · 2023
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.
Observed events by year
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Shindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Observation history · 2023
24 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 28, 2023, 22:17 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.440 km
- 震度3Nov 20, 2023, 06:01 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.850 km
- 震度1Oct 22, 2023, 21:48 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.240 km
- 震度1Oct 14, 2023, 11:29 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.660 km
- 震度1Oct 13, 2023, 19:00 JSTOff the west Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.8170 km
- 震度1Oct 7, 2023, 23:26 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.940 km
- 震度1Sep 8, 2023, 18:28 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.550 km
- 震度2Aug 25, 2023, 07:48 JSTOff the Coast of SanrikuShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M5.810 km
Ground & J-SHIS
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2023 statistics.
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
Earthquake scenarios affecting this place
Official J-SHIS models ranked for their potential impact on this municipality.
#1 means the model ranks highest in the J-SHIS result for this place under the same settings. It is not a ranking of which earthquake will happen next.
Magnitude on a card describes the size of the whole earthquake model, not the Shindo expected here. Local shaking also depends on distance, depth and ground conditions.
Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #2Subduction-zone earthquakeHuge interplate earthquakes in Aomori-ken-toho-Oki and Northern Iwate-ken-Oki青森県東方沖及び岩手県沖北部のプレート間巨大地震Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.8
Read about this model #3Other active faultTsugaru-sanchi-seien fault zone hokubu hoppou enchou津軽山地西縁断層帯北部北方延長Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #4Other active faultNoheji fault zone野辺地断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #5Major active faultOritsume fault折爪断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #6Major active faultTsugaru-sanchi-seien fault zone (Southern part)津軽山地西縁断層帯南部Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #7Major active faultTsugaru-sanchi-seien fault zone (Northern part)津軽山地西縁断層帯北部Modelled magnitude: M6.4
Read about this modelJ-SHIS 2020 model, 30-year period and Shindo 6-lower threshold. This is not a prediction of a particular earthquake. Source: J-SHIS (NIED); processed for presentation by JISHINDESU.
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.
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