Kotake Town earthquake and Shindo history
小竹町
Earthquakes for which stations associated with Kotake Town reported an actual Shindo observation.
Latest observation: Aug 6, 2026, 07:49 PM JSTLocal seismic profile
Since May 27, 2015, stations associated with Kotake Town have reported a local reading for 72 earthquakes. Shindo 1 was most common, while the highest local level, Shindo 4, was recorded 2 times.
Latest observationAug 6, 2026
Highest local Shindo4
Observed events72May 27, 2015–Aug 6, 2026
Associated observation stations1JMA
Latest observation: Aug 6, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
No local observation in the last 7 days. Latest observation: Aug 6, 2026
震度2
Aug 6, 2026, 07:49 PM JSTKumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture
震度1M4.5 · 10 km · 112 km
Aug 6, 2026, 07:59 AM JSTAmakusa and Ashikita Region, Kumamoto Prefecture
震度2M5.1 · 10 km · 135 km
Jul 30, 2026, 10:47 PM JSTKumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture
震度2M4.8 · 20 km · 111 km
Jul 28, 2026, 05:08 PM JSTAmakusa and Ashikita Region, Kumamoto Prefecture
震度4M6.1 · 0 km · 146 km
Jul 28, 2026, 04:27 PM JSTKumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture
震度1M7.1 · 10 km · 122 km
Mar 25, 2026, 08:33 PM JSTChikugo Region, Fukuoka Prefecture
M4.0 · 10 km · 70 km
1 Associated observation stations
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Associated observation stationsStations: JMA observation catalogue · basemap: OpenFreeMap
May 27, 2015 to Aug 6, 2026 · 2 records
All years · Shindo 4+ · 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: May 27, 2015
All yearsObserved events by year
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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: Aug 6, 2026
Recent observed earthquakes
2 observed earthquakes
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.
4
Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto Prefecture熊本県熊本地方
302
Aso Region, Kumamoto Prefecture熊本県阿蘇地方
112
Off the northwest Coast of Fukuoka Prefecture福岡県北西沖
43
Hyuganada Sea日向灘
31
Chikugo Region, Fukuoka Prefecture福岡県筑後地方
32
Amakusa and Ashikita Region, Kumamoto Prefecture熊本県天草・芦北地方
2Local 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) · A40401
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.
#1Major active faultFukuchiyama fault zone福智山断層帯
Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #2Major active faultNishiyama fault zone (Nishiyama segment)西山断層帯西山区間Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #3Major active faultNishiyama fault zone (Oshima-Oki segment/Nishiyama segment)西山断層帯（大島沖区間と西山区間が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.3
Read about this model #4Major active faultNishiyama fault zone (All segment)西山断層帯 (全体が同時に活動)Modelled magnitude: M7.5
Read about this model #5Major active faultNishiyama fault zone (Nishiyama segment/Kama-toge segment)西山断層帯（西山区間と嘉麻峠区間が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.3
Read about this model #6Major active faultNishiyama fault zone (Kama-toge segment)西山断層帯嘉麻峠区間Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #7Major active faultKokura-higashi fault zone小倉東断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #8Major active faultKego fault zone (All segment)警固断層帯 (全体が同時に活動)Modelled magnitude: M7.1
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
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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