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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Ama Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2017

海士町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2017 for which stations associated with Ama Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

In 2017, stations associated with Ama Town reported local Shindo for 1 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 1.

Observed events12017
Highest local Shindo12017
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017 · 1 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2017

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.

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First observation: Feb 6, 2015

Observed events by year

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2017

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
112030405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017

Observation history · 2017

1 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1May 27, 2017, 22:50 JSTOff the Coast of Fukui PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M5.010 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 2017 statistics.

Local seismic profile

Where the shaking usually comes from

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

4
Central Tottori Prefecture鳥取県中部
9
4
Eastern Shimane Prefecture島根県東部
5
2
Western Shimane Prefecture島根県西部
3
2
Northern Osaka Prefecture大阪府北部
1
2
Northern Hiroshima Prefecture広島県北部
1
2
Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture石川県能登地方
1
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Nishinoshima Town西ノ島町11 km awayChibu Village知夫村11 km awayOkinoshima Town隠岐の島町23 km awaySakaiminato City境港市64 km awayMatsue City松江市70 km awayDaisen Town大山町76 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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