Iwate earthquake and Shindo history in 2024
岩手県
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2024 for which stations associated with Iwate recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2024In 2024, stations associated with Iwate reported local Shindo for 3 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 5−.
Observation history · 2024
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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Shindo observed in this place
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Observation history · 2024
3 observed earthquakes
- 震度4Jul 28, 2024, 00:58 JSTNorthern Inland of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.210 km
- 震度4Jul 19, 2024, 14:27 JSTNorthern Inland of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.010 km
- 震度4Apr 4, 2024, 12:16 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M6.040 km
Regional context
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2024 statistics.
Where the shaking usually comes from
Source regions of earthquakes observed here, ordered by the number of reports.
Earthquake scenarios affecting this place
Official J-SHIS models ranked for their potential impact on this prefecture.
#1 means the model ranks highest in the J-SHIS result for this place under the same settings. It is not a ranking of which earthquake will happen next.
Magnitude on a card describes the size of the whole earthquake model, not the Shindo expected here. Local shaking also depends on distance, depth and ground conditions.
Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #2Subduction-zone earthquakeHuge interplate earthquakes in Aomori-ken-toho-Oki and Northern Iwate-ken-Oki青森県東方沖及び岩手県沖北部のプレート間巨大地震Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.8
Read about this model #3Subduction-zone earthquakeHuge interplate earthquakes in Miyagi-ken-toho-Oki宮城県沖のプレート間巨大地震Modelled magnitude: M7.9–8.6
Read about this model #4Major active faultOritsume fault折爪断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #5Major active faultShizukuishi-bonchi-seien fault zone雫石盆地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.4
Read about this model #6Other active faultAsahiyama flexure zone旭山撓曲帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #7Major active faultYokote-bonchi-toen fault zone (Southern segment)横手盆地東縁断層帯南部Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #8Major active faultHanawa-higashi fault zone花輪東断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #9Major active faultMahiru-sanchi-toen fault zone/Southern segment真昼山地東縁断層帯南部Modelled magnitude: M6.4
Read about this model #10Major active faultKitakami-teichi-seien fault zone北上低地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #11Subduction-zone earthquakeMega earthquakes along the Japan Trench (Great East Japan Earthquake 2011 type)日本海溝沿いの超巨大地震（東北地方太平洋沖型）Modelled magnitude: M8.6–9.0
Read about this model #12Major active faultYokote-bonchi-toen fault zone (Northern segment)横手盆地東縁断層帯北部Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #13Major active faultMahiru-sanchi-toen fault zone/Northern segment真昼山地東縁断層帯北部Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this modelJ-SHIS 2020 model, 30-year period and Shindo 6-lower threshold. This is not a prediction of a particular earthquake. Source: J-SHIS (NIED); processed for presentation by JISHINDESU.
Municipalities in this prefecture
Municipalities with an observation history, ordered alphabetically. Counts depend on station coverage and the available data period; they are not a risk ranking.
518 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→823 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→696 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→508 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→283 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→1,680 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→206 Observed eventsShindo 4
→329 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→1,152 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→386 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→623 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→707 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→697 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→436 Observed eventsShindo 4
→438 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→1,046 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→1,094 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→499 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→303 Observed eventsShindo 4
→350 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→1,122 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→449 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→204 Observed eventsShindo 4
→659 Observed eventsShindo 4
→288 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→286 Observed eventsShindo 4
→1,280 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→295 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→320 Observed eventsShindo 4
→815 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→544 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→687 Observed eventsShindo 4
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