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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Yamamoto Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2017

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This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2017 for which stations associated with Yamamoto Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017
HistoryMiyagi →
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

In 2017, stations associated with Yamamoto Town reported local Shindo for 60 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.

Observed events602017
Highest local Shindo42017
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017 · 60 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2017

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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2017

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
13521835425−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

Observation history · 2017

60 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Dec 19, 2017, 06:54 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.550 km
  2. 震度1Dec 18, 2017, 06:10 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.350 km
  3. 震度1Dec 16, 2017, 02:58 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.450 km
  4. 震度1Dec 6, 2017, 00:22 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.410 km
  5. 震度2Nov 17, 2017, 10:02 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.850 km
  6. 震度1Nov 13, 2017, 07:24 JSTOff the Coast of SanrikuShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M5.710 km
  7. 震度2Nov 11, 2017, 01:38 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.960 km
  8. 震度2Nov 3, 2017, 21:38 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.910 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 2017 statistics.

Local seismic profile

Where the shaking usually comes from

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

6−
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
445
5−
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
172
2
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
30
4
Off the Coast of Sanriku三陸沖
26
3
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
25
3
Off the Coast of Iwate Prefecture岩手県沖
16
Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A04362

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.

#1Subduction-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 #2Other active faultFutaba fault nambu C-class zan双葉断層南部(原町市大原以南)

Modelled magnitude: M7.6

Read about this model #3Major active faultNagamachi-Rifu-sen fault zone長町－利府線断層帯

Modelled magnitude: M6.9

Read about this model #4Other active faultMedeshima-suite fault愛島推定断層

Modelled magnitude: M6.6

Read about this model #5Major active faultFutaba fault双葉断層

Modelled magnitude: M6.9

Read about this model #6Subduction-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 #7Major active faultFukushima-bonchi-seien fault zone福島盆地西縁断層帯

Modelled magnitude: M7.1

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.

Watari Town亘理町9 km awayKakuda City角田市9 km awayShinchi Town新地町10 km awayMarumori Town丸森町12 km awayShibata Town柴田町15 km awayIwanuma City岩沼市16 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: Earthquake Intensity Levels 0–7

Learn what Japan’s Shindo earthquake intensity scale measures, what levels 0, 5 Lower, 5 Upper and 7 mean, and why Shindo 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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