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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Nakatane Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2016

中種子町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2016 for which stations associated with Nakatane Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

In 2016, stations associated with Nakatane Town reported local Shindo for 6 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 2.

Observed events62016
Highest local Shindo22016
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016 · 6 observed earthquakes

Observation history · 2016

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.

2016 · Clear filters
First observation: Jan 13, 2015

Observed events by year

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2016

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
152130405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

Observation history · 2016

6 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Oct 25, 2016, 17:52 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.470 km
  2. 震度1Sep 7, 2016, 02:19 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.830 km
  3. 震度2Jul 9, 2016, 11:10 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.060 km
  4. 震度1Jun 14, 2016, 19:32 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M2.30 km
  5. 震度1Jun 8, 2016, 09:56 JSTOff the southeast Coast of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.710 km
  6. 震度1Mar 14, 2016, 16:03 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tokara IslandsShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M5.3230 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 2016 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 Tanegashima Island種子島近海
55
2
Off the southeast Coast of Tanegashima Island種子島南東沖
21
3
Off the east Coast of Osumi Peninsula大隅半島東方沖
13
2
Off the west Coast of Satsuma Peninsula薩摩半島西方沖
9
2
Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima Island奄美大島北東沖
6
1
Adjacent Sea of Tokara Islandsトカラ列島近海
6
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Minamitane Town南種子町16 km awayNishinoomote City西之表市21 km awayYakushima Town屋久島町52 km awayMinamiosumi Town南大隅町74 km awayKinko Town錦江町76 km awayMishima Village三島村79 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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