Ohtawara City earthquake and Shindo history
大田原市
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Ohtawara City reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTLATEST LOCAL OBSERVATION
Latest earthquake observed in Ohtawara City
震度2
Highest Shindo observed in Ohtawara CitySource region: Southern Ibaraki PrefectureM4.8
Local seismic profile
Since Jan 22, 2015, stations associated with Ohtawara City have reported a local reading for 518 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 5−, was recorded 2 times.
Latest observationSep 17, 2026
Highest local Shindo5−
Observed events518Jan 22, 2015–Sep 17, 2026
Associated observation stations3JMA
Latest observation: Sep 17, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Ohtawara City reported an actual Shindo observation.
震度2
Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M4.8 · 70 km · 84 km
Aug 27, 2026, 04:21 AM JSTOff the Coast of Sanriku
震度1M6.1 · 10 km · 364 km
Aug 26, 2026, 05:23 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
震度3M4.5 · 30 km · 164 km
Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M5.9 · 70 km · 95 km
Aug 20, 2026, 02:28 PM JSTOff the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture
震度2M4.2 · 40 km · 89 km
Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 AM JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
M4.5 · 50 km · 103 km
3 Associated observation stations
Open this place on the mapStations and strongest local observations
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Jan 22, 2015 to Sep 17, 2026 · 177 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 22, 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
177 observed earthquakes
- 震度2Sep 17, 2026, 00:07 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.870 km
- 震度2Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.550 km
- 震度2Jun 26, 2026, 12:46 JSTNortheastern Chiba PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.850 km
- 震度2Apr 20, 2026, 16:53 JSTOff the Coast of SanrikuShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5+M7.510 km
- 震度2Mar 10, 2026, 15:28 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.660 km
- 震度2Dec 12, 2025, 19:05 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.950 km
- 震度2Dec 12, 2025, 11:44 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.720 km
- 震度2Nov 9, 2025, 06:25 JSTSouthern Tochigi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.070 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
1634
Southern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県南部
833
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
784
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
743
Off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture宮城県沖
182
Northwestern Chiba Prefecture千葉県北西部
10Local 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) · A09210
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 #2Major active faultSekiya fault関谷断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #3Subduction-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
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