Kitaibaraki City earthquake and Shindo history
北茨城市
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Kitaibaraki City reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTLATEST LOCAL OBSERVATION
Latest earthquake observed in Kitaibaraki City
震度2
Highest Shindo observed in Kitaibaraki CitySource region: Southern Ibaraki PrefectureM4.8
Local seismic profile
Since Jan 16, 2015, stations associated with Kitaibaraki City have reported a local reading for 669 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 5−, was recorded 1 times.
Latest observationSep 17, 2026
Highest local Shindo5−
Observed events669Jan 16, 2015–Sep 17, 2026
Associated observation stations2JMA
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Kitaibaraki City reported an actual Shindo observation.
震度2
Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M4.8 · 70 km · 96 km
Sep 4, 2026, 04:45 PM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
震度3M4.0 · 60 km · 70 km
Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M5.9 · 70 km · 105 km
Aug 20, 2026, 02:28 PM JSTOff the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M4.2 · 40 km · 46 km
Aug 16, 2026, 02:59 AM JSTNorthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度2M3.2 · 10 km · 13 km
Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
M4.5 · 50 km · 53 km
2 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
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Jan 16, 2015 to Sep 17, 2026 · 9 records
All years · Shindo 4+ · Clear filtersObservation 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: Jan 16, 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: Sep 17, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
9 observed earthquakes
- 震度4Mar 15, 2024, 00:14 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.850 km
- 震度4Apr 19, 2022, 08:16 JSTNakadori, Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.390 km
- 震度4Mar 20, 2021, 18:09 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5+M7.260 km
- 震度4Feb 13, 2021, 23:08 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 6+M7.160 km
- 震度4Nov 22, 2020, 19:06 JSTOff the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.840 km
- 震度4Oct 6, 2017, 23:56 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.950 km
- 震度4Dec 28, 2016, 21:38 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 6−M6.310 km
- 震度4Nov 22, 2016, 05:59 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M7.310 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
2194
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
1524
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
1473
Southern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県南部
504
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
182
Hamadori, Fukushima Prefecture福島県浜通り
16Local 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) · A08215
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.
#1Other active faultTakahagi-fukin suite高萩付近推定
Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #2Other active faultIdosawa fault井戸沢断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #3Subduction-zone earthquakeSagami Trough earthquakes (M8 class)相模トラフ沿いのM8クラスの地震Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.6
Read about this model #4Subduction-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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