Minakami Town earthquake and Shindo history
みなかみ町
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Minakami Town reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Sep 29, 2026, 04:45 AM JSTLocal seismic profile
Since Jan 26, 2015, stations associated with Minakami Town have reported a local reading for 174 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 3, was recorded 3 times.
Latest observationSep 29, 2026
Highest local Shindo3
Observed events174Jan 26, 2015–Sep 29, 2026
Associated observation stations3JMA
Latest observation: Sep 29, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
No local observation in the last 7 days. Latest observation: Sep 29, 2026
震度1
Sep 29, 2026, 04:45 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M4.9 · 50 km · 108 km
Sep 17, 2026, 12:07 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度2M4.8 · 70 km · 122 km
Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 AM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
震度1M5.9 · 70 km · 129 km
Jun 26, 2026, 10:29 PM JSTEastern Region · Fuji Five Lakes, Yamanashi Prefecture
震度1M5.6 · 20 km · 124 km
Jun 26, 2026, 12:46 PM JSTNortheastern Chiba Prefecture
震度3M5.8 · 50 km · 185 km
Jun 16, 2026, 07:46 PM JSTSouthern Ibaraki Prefecture
M5.5 · 50 km · 108 km
3 Associated observation stations
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Jan 26, 2015 to Sep 29, 2026 · 174 records
Observation 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 26, 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 29, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
174 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Sep 29, 2026, 04:45 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.950 km
- 震度1Sep 17, 2026, 00:07 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.870 km
- 震度2Aug 23, 2026, 02:00 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.970 km
- 震度1Jun 26, 2026, 22:29 JSTEastern Region · Fuji Five Lakes, Yamanashi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 6−M5.620 km
- 震度1Jun 26, 2026, 12:46 JSTNortheastern Chiba PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.850 km
- 震度3Jun 16, 2026, 19:46 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.550 km
- 震度1Jun 1, 2026, 05:54 JSTOff the Coast of Joetsu and Chuetsu, Niigata PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.610 km
- 震度2Apr 1, 2026, 10:06 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.050 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.
3
Southern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県南部
532
Northern Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県北部
232
Off the Coast of Ibaraki Prefecture茨城県沖
143
Off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture福島県沖
133
Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture石川県能登地方
62
Northwestern Chiba Prefecture千葉県北西部
6Local seismic profile
Recent observations in long-term context
A change in the number of observations cannot by itself predict a larger earthquake.
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.
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.
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