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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Tokunoshima Town earthquake and Shindo history in 2015

徳之島町

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2015 for which stations associated with Tokunoshima Town recorded Shindo.

Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015
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Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015

In 2015, stations associated with Tokunoshima Town reported local Shindo for 1 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 2.

Observed events12015
Highest local Shindo22015
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015 · 1 observed earthquakes

Observation 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.

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First observation: May 22, 2015

Observed events by year

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2015

Shindo observed in this place

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

All Shindo
102130405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2015

Observation history · 2015

1 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度2May 22, 2015, 22:28 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.120 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 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
22
3
Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main Island沖縄本島近海
17
2
Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island奄美大島北西沖
6
1
Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima Island宮古島北西沖
1
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Isen Town伊仙町9 km awayAmagi Town天城町12 km awaySetouchi Town瀬戸内町47 km awayWadomari Town和泊町49 km awayChina Town知名町62 km awayUken Village宇検村67 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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