Shiwa Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2026
紫波町
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2026 for which stations associated with Shiwa Town recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2026In 2026, stations associated with Shiwa Town reported local Shindo for 45 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 5−.
Observation history · 2026
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 · 2026
45 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Sep 6, 2026, 14:15 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.730 km
- 震度1Aug 28, 2026, 04:54 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.650 km
- 震度1Aug 23, 2026, 22:44 JSTOff the Coast of UrakawaShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.040 km
- 震度3Aug 9, 2026, 02:57 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.640 km
- 震度1Aug 2, 2026, 09:45 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.630 km
- 震度2Aug 1, 2026, 11:48 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.880 km
- 震度2Jul 14, 2026, 17:07 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.840 km
- 震度1Jul 8, 2026, 16:35 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.440 km
Ground & J-SHIS
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2026 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 #2Subduction-zone earthquakeHuge interplate earthquakes in Miyagi-ken-toho-Oki宮城県沖のプレート間巨大地震Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.6
Read about this model #3Other active faultTakizawaukai-nishi fault (kitakami zambu)滝沢鵜飼西断層（北上残部）Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #4Major active faultKitakami-teichi-seien fault zone北上低地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #5Subduction-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 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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