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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Urasoe City earthquake and Shindo history in 2016

浦添市

This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2016 for which stations associated with Urasoe City 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 Urasoe City reported local Shindo for 2 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 2.

Observed events22016
Highest local Shindo22016
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016 · 2 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.

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First observation: Sep 26, 2016

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
112130405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

Observation history · 2016

2 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Oct 9, 2016, 03:28 JSTAdjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.360 km
  2. 震度2Sep 26, 2016, 14:20 JSTAdjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M5.740 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.

2
Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main Island沖縄本島近海
17
1
Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main Island沖縄本島北西沖
3
2
Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima Island宮古島北西沖
2
2
Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island奄美大島北西沖
1
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Naha City那覇市5 km awayNishihara Town西原町5 km awayYonabaru Town与那原町6 km awayHaebaru Town南風原町7 km awayGinowan City宜野湾市7 km awayNakagusuku Village中城村7 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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