A landform class assigned to the whole 250 m mesh and used to estimate AVS30. The name alone does not determine safety, and it is model data rather than a borehole survey at the station.
Amami City earthquake and Shindo history in 2015
奄美市
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2015 for which stations associated with Amami City recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015
In 2015, stations associated with Amami City reported local Shindo for 11 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
Observed events112015
Highest local Shindo42015
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015 · 11 observed earthquakes
2015 · Shindo 1+ · Clear filtersObservation history · 2015
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 25, 2015
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2015
All ShindoShindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015
Observation history · 2015
11 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 20, 2015, 12:45 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M3.430 km
- 震度1Dec 20, 2015, 09:17 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.430 km
- 震度1Nov 11, 2015, 06:25 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.010 km
- 震度1Oct 20, 2015, 11:41 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.530 km
- 震度1Aug 30, 2015, 14:31 JSTOff the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.850 km
- 震度1Jul 16, 2015, 03:00 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.820 km
- 震度1Jun 19, 2015, 21:30 JSTOff the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.520 km
- 震度1May 30, 2015, 20:24 JSTOff the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 5+M8.5590 km
Ground & J-SHIS
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2015 statistics.
Local seismic profile
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
4
Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima Island奄美大島近海
1553
Adjacent Sea of Tokara Islandsトカラ列島近海
1093
Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima Island奄美大島北東沖
403
Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island奄美大島北西沖
122
Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main Island沖縄本島近海
61
Adjacent Sea of Tanegashima Island種子島近海
3Reference model · not a forecast J-SHIS (NIED) · 250 m · 4229445031
J-SHIS / NIEDGround conditions near an observation station
J-SHIS data for the 250 m mesh containing 奄美市名瀬港町.
How to read these values
The average speed of an S-wave through the upper 30 metres. A lower value generally indicates softer material that can amplify shaking more. J-SHIS uses this value to estimate the amplification shown to the right. It is not predicted Shindo.
For the same incoming wave, local ground conditions may make peak-motion velocity at the surface about 43% lower than at engineering bedrock (Vs = 400 m/s). This value describes motion velocity—it does not multiply magnitude or forecast ground acceleration.
Ground conditions can change over short distances. These values do not rate the whole place or the safety of a building, and they cannot predict an earthquake. Source: J-SHIS (NIED), V4 model; 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.
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