LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Nichinan Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2019

Name: Nichinan Town earthquake and observed Shindo history
Creator: JISHINDESU
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日南町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2019 for which stations associated with Nichinan Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2019

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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2019

In 2019, stations associated with Nichinan Town reported local Shindo for 4 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 1.

Observed events42019

Highest local Shindo12019

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2019 · 4 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2019

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.

2019 · Clear filters

First observation: Mar 18, 2015

Observed events by year

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All years

202646 20252 20243 20232 202210 20219 20201 20194 201810 20171 201623 20155

2019

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo

142030405−05+06−06+070

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2019

Observation history · 2019

4 observed earthquakes

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 2019 statistics.

Local seismic profile

Where the shaking usually comes from

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

5−

Eastern Shimane Prefecture島根県東部

Central Tottori Prefecture鳥取県中部

Western Shimane Prefecture島根県西部

Northern Hiroshima Prefecture広島県北部

Western Tottori Prefecture鳥取県西部

Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture熊本県熊本地方

Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · A31401

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.

#1Major active faultNichinan-ko fault日南湖断層

Modelled magnitude: M6.4

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.

Kofu Town江府町20 km away Niimi City新見市23 km away Shinjo Village新庄村24 km away Okuizumo Town奥出雲町24 km away Hoki Town伯耆町25 km away Yasugi City安来市26 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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