Utsunomiya City earthquake and Shindo history
宇都宮市
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Utsunomiya City reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Sep 22, 2026, 03:34 PM JSTLATEST LOCAL OBSERVATION
Latest earthquake observed in Utsunomiya City
震度2
Highest Shindo observed in Utsunomiya CitySource region: Southern Ibaraki PrefectureM3.9
Local seismic profile
Since Jan 18, 2015, stations associated with Utsunomiya City have reported a local reading for 1,141 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 4, was recorded 18 times.
Latest observationSep 22, 2026
Highest local Shindo4
Observed events1,141Jan 18, 2015–Sep 22, 2026
Associated observation stations5JMA
Latest observation: Sep 22, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Utsunomiya City reported an actual Shindo observation.
震度2
Sep 22, 2026, 03:34 PM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M3.9 · 50 km · 45 km
Sep 17, 2026, 06:11 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度2M3.1 · 50 km · 55 km
Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M4.8 · 70 km · 58 km
Aug 27, 2026, 04:21 AM JSTOff the Coast of Sanriku
震度2M6.1 · 10 km · 392 km
Aug 26, 2026, 08:33 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M3.4 · 50 km · 55 km
Aug 26, 2026, 05:23 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
M4.5 · 30 km · 191 km
5 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
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Jan 18, 2015 to Sep 22, 2026 · 266 records
All years · Shindo 2+ · 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 18, 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 22, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
266 observed earthquakes
- 震度2Sep 22, 2026, 15:34 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M3.950 km
- 震度2Sep 17, 2026, 00:07 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.870 km
- 震度2Aug 26, 2026, 08:33 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M3.450 km
- 震度2Jun 26, 2026, 22:29 JSTEastern Region · Fuji Five Lakes, Yamanashi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 6−M5.620 km
- 震度2Jun 26, 2026, 12:46 JSTNortheastern Chiba PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.850 km
- 震度2Jun 26, 2026, 11:49 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.140 km
- 震度2Jun 25, 2026, 07:30 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 6+M6.950 km
- 震度2May 15, 2026, 20:22 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M6.350 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.
4
Southern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県南部
3294
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
2124
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
1183
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
1143
Northwestern Chiba Prefecture千葉県北西部
513
Southern Saitama Prefecture埼玉県南部
27Local 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) · A09201
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.
#1Subduction-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 #2Subduction-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 #3Major active faultSekiya fault関谷断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
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
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