Tohoku Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2023
東北町
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2023 for which stations associated with Tohoku Town recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2023In 2023, stations associated with Tohoku Town reported local Shindo for 28 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
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
28 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1Dec 28, 2023, 18:15 JSTOff the southeast Coast of Etorofu IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M6.4160 km
- 震度1Dec 22, 2023, 10:46 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.810 km
- 震度1Nov 10, 2023, 19:11 JSTKurile IslandsShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M6.110 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 9, 2023, 14:10 JSTAdjacent Kunashiri IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M5.3170 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: M7.9–8.8
Read about this model #2Other active faultNoheji fault zone野辺地断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #3Major active faultOritsume fault折爪断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
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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