Tomioka Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2017
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This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2017 for which stations associated with Tomioka Town recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017In 2017, stations associated with Tomioka Town reported local Shindo for 70 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
How observations were spread across 2017
The largest number of observed earthquakes was in January: 10.
Observed earthquakes by month
- Jan10
- Feb9
- Mar6
- Apr4
- May0
- Jun2
- Jul9
- Aug5
- Sep7
- Oct6
- Nov6
- Dec6
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.
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.
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 · 2017
70 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 19, 2017, 06:54 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.550 km
- 震度1Dec 18, 2017, 11:04 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.130 km
- 震度1Dec 16, 2017, 02:58 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.450 km
- 震度1Dec 12, 2017, 01:52 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.240 km
- 震度1Dec 6, 2017, 00:22 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.410 km
- 震度1Dec 5, 2017, 16:25 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.150 km
- 震度3Nov 17, 2017, 10:02 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.850 km
- 震度1Nov 13, 2017, 07:24 JSTOff the Coast of SanrikuShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M5.710 km
Ground & J-SHIS
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2017 statistics.
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
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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