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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Moka City earthquake and Shindo history in 2016

真岡市

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2016 for which stations associated with Moka City recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

In 2016, stations associated with Moka City reported local Shindo for 103 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.

Observed events1032016
Highest local Shindo42016
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

How observations were spread across 2016

The largest number of observed earthquakes was in July: 15.

An earthquake with this year's highest local ShindoOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖Nov 22, 2016, 05:59 AM JST · Local Shindo 4Open earthquake report →

Observed earthquakes by month

  1. Jan3
  2. Feb8
  3. Mar6
  4. Apr4
  5. May8
  6. Jun9
  7. Jul15
  8. Aug6
  9. Sep8
  10. Oct6
  11. Nov15
  12. Dec15

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.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016 · 103 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2016

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.

2016 · Clear filters
First observation: Jan 23, 2015

Observed events by year

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2016

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
162224312455−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

Observation history · 2016

103 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Dec 31, 2016, 18:39 JSTOff the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.990 km
  2. 震度1Dec 31, 2016, 05:08 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.620 km
  3. 震度1Dec 29, 2016, 13:41 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.110 km
  4. 震度1Dec 28, 2016, 21:53 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.710 km
  5. 震度3Dec 28, 2016, 21:38 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 6−M6.310 km
  6. 震度1Dec 28, 2016, 19:29 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M3.440 km
  7. 震度1Dec 27, 2016, 20:48 JSTOff the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.950 km
  8. 震度3Dec 26, 2016, 04:52 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.450 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 2016 statistics.

Local seismic profile

Where the shaking usually comes from

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

5−
Southern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県南部
254
3
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
152
4
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
120
4
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
89
3
Northwestern Chiba Prefecture千葉県北西部
43
3
Off the east Coast of Chiba Prefecture千葉県東方沖
32
Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A09209

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 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 faultFukaya/Ayasegawa fault zone (All segment)深谷断層・綾瀬川断層（全体が同時に活動）

Modelled magnitude: M7.5

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.

Kaminokawa Town上三川町8 km awayMashiko Town益子町10 km awayShimotsuke City下野市12 km awaySakuragawa City桜川市14 km awayHaga Town芳賀町15 km awayChikusei City筑西市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 Explained: What Levels 0–7 Mean

Shindo is Japan’s earthquake intensity scale. See what shaking each level means, from 0 to 7, and why a local Shindo reading 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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