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LOCAL EARTHQUAKE HISTORY

Tarama Village earthquake and Shindo history in 2016

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This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2016 for which stations associated with Tarama Village 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 Tarama Village reported local Shindo for 8 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 2.

Observed events82016
Highest local Shindo22016
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016 · 8 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: Mar 6, 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
162230405−05+06−06+070
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016

Observation history · 2016

8 observed earthquakes

  1. 震度1Dec 8, 2016, 12:18 JSTAdjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.970 km
  2. 震度1Nov 23, 2016, 02:53 JSTAdjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.770 km
  3. 震度1Sep 7, 2016, 00:22 JSTAdjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.850 km
  4. 震度1Aug 29, 2016, 10:42 JSTAdjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.930 km
  5. 震度1Jun 24, 2016, 06:05 JSTAdjacent Sea of Yonagunijima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M6.110 km
  6. 震度2May 31, 2016, 14:24 JSTOff the northwest Coast of Ishigakijima IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M6.2220 km
  7. 震度2Feb 2, 2016, 23:19 JSTOff the northwest Coast of Ishigakijima IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M5.8190 km
  8. 震度1Jan 12, 2016, 15:09 JSTAdjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.130 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 Miyakojima Island宮古島近海
59
2
Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima Island宮古島北西沖
17
3
Adjacent Sea of Ishigakijima Island石垣島近海
13
2
Adjacent Sea of Yonagunijima Island与那国島近海
12
2
Off the northwest Coast of Ishigakijima Island石垣島北西沖
8
2
the vicinity of Taiwan台湾付近
6
Local seismic profile

Nearby places

Municipalities nearest to the representative station position.

Miyakojima City宮古島市61 km awayYonaguni Town与那国町176 km awayKumejima Town久米島町281 km awayTonaki Village渡名喜村310 km awayZamami Village座間味村314 km awayTokashiki Village渡嘉敷村317 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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