Murata Town earthquake and Shindo history
村田町
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Murata Town reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Aug 26, 2026, 05:23 AM JSTLocal seismic profile
Since Feb 11, 2015, stations associated with Murata Town have reported a local reading for 383 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 5+, was recorded 2 times.
Latest observationAug 26, 2026
Highest local Shindo5+
Observed events383Feb 11, 2015–Aug 26, 2026
Associated observation stations1JMA
Latest observation: Aug 26, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
No local observation in the last 7 days. Latest observation: Aug 26, 2026
震度1
Aug 26, 2026, 05:23 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
震度1M4.5 · 30 km · 124 km
Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M5.9 · 70 km · 242 km
Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
震度1M4.5 · 50 km · 121 km
Jul 3, 2026, 10:44 AM JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture
震度1M4.8 · 30 km · 152 km
Jul 1, 2026, 09:08 PM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
震度2M6.0 · 40 km · 264 km
Jun 28, 2026, 05:21 AM JSTOff the Coast of Iwate Prefecture
M6.1 · 40 km · 273 km
1 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
The map combines stations assigned to this place with earthquakes that produced its strongest local readings.
Associated observation stationsStations: JMA observation catalogue · basemap: OpenFreeMap
Feb 11, 2015 to Aug 26, 2026 · 383 records
Observation history
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.
First observation: Feb 11, 2015
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All ShindoShindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Latest observation: Aug 26, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
383 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Aug 26, 2026, 05:23 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.530 km
- 震度1Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.970 km
- 震度1Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.550 km
- 震度1Jul 3, 2026, 10:44 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.830 km
- 震度1Jul 1, 2026, 21:08 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.040 km
- 震度2Jun 28, 2026, 05:21 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M6.140 km
- 震度3Jun 25, 2026, 07:30 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 6+M6.950 km
- 震度2Jun 13, 2026, 04:49 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.470 km
Ground & J-SHIS
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
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 Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
1884
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
963
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
233
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
143
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
113
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
10Local seismic profile
Recent observations in long-term context
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A04322
J-SHIS / NIEDEarthquake 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.
#1Major active faultNagamachi-Rifu-sen fault zone長町－利府線断層帯
Modelled magnitude: M6.9
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 faultMedeshima-suite fault愛島推定断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #4Other active faultTogatta fault zone遠刈田断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #5Major active faultFukushima-bonchi-seien fault zone福島盆地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #6Major active faultFutaba fault双葉断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #7Subduction-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.
Local seismic profile
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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