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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Iwate Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2015

岩手町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2015 for which stations associated with Iwate Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015

In 2015, stations associated with Iwate Town reported local Shindo for 30 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 3.

Observed events302015
Highest local Shindo32015
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015

How observations were spread across 2015

The largest number of observed earthquakes was in February: 6.

An earthquake with this year's highest local ShindoNorthern Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沿岸北部Jul 10, 2015, 03:33 AM JST · Local Shindo 3Open earthquake report →

Observed earthquakes by month

  1. Jan2
  2. Feb6
  3. Mar2
  4. Apr2
  5. May2
  6. Jun6
  7. Jul3
  8. Aug1
  9. Sep0
  10. Oct1
  11. Nov3
  12. Dec2

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.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015 · 30 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2015

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: Jan 14, 2015

Observed events by year

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2015

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
1222434405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015

Observation history · 2015

30 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Dec 26, 2015, 01:42 JSTNorthern Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.310 km
  2. 震度1Dec 11, 2015, 03:11 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.150 km
  3. 震度1Nov 27, 2015, 21:51 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.330 km
  4. 震度1Nov 13, 2015, 14:12 JSTSouthern Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.370 km
  5. 震度1Nov 1, 2015, 12:49 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M5.170 km
  6. 震度1Oct 6, 2015, 18:32 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.940 km
  7. 震度1Aug 20, 2015, 21:57 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.740 km
  8. 震度3Jul 10, 2015, 03:33 JSTNorthern Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.890 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 2015 statistics.

Local seismic profile

Where the shaking usually comes from

Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.

5−
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
97
4
Off the east Coast of Aomori Prefecture青森県東方沖
62
3
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
40
4
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
36
4
Northern Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沿岸北部
28
4
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
21
Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A03303

Earthquake scenarios affecting this place

Official J-SHIS models ranked for their potential impact on this municipality.

J-SHIS / NIED

#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.

#1Major active faultOritsume fault折爪断層

Modelled magnitude: M7.0

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 #3Subduction-zone earthquakeMega earthquakes along the Japan Trench (Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 type)日本海溝沿いの超巨大地震（東北地方太平洋沖型）

Modelled magnitude: M8.6–9.0

Read about this model

J-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.

Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Hachimantai City八幡平市12 km awayKuzumaki Town葛巻町18 km awayMorioka City盛岡市24 km awayIchinohe Town一戸町28 km awayTakizawa City滝沢市29 km awayNinohe City二戸市32 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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