Miyagi earthquake and Shindo history in 2016
宮城県
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2016 for which stations associated with Miyagi recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2016In 2016, stations associated with Miyagi reported local Shindo for 198 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
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.
Observed events by year
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Shindo observed in this place
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Observation history · 2016
198 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 30, 2016, 18:23 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.960 km
- 震度1Dec 30, 2016, 12:03 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M4.240 km
- 震度1Dec 29, 2016, 21:10 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.850 km
- 震度1Dec 29, 2016, 13:41 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.110 km
- 震度1Dec 28, 2016, 21:53 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.710 km
- 震度1Dec 27, 2016, 19:45 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.230 km
- 震度1Dec 25, 2016, 02:44 JSTOff the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.530 km
- 震度1Dec 25, 2016, 01:58 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M4.240 km
Regional context
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2016 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 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 #3Other active faultMedeshima-suite fault愛島推定断層Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #4Other active faultAsahiyama flexure zone旭山撓曲帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #5Other active faultTogatta fault zone遠刈田断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #6Other active faultFutaba fault nambu C-class zan双葉断層南部(原町市大原以南)Modelled magnitude: M7.6
Read about this model #7Other active faultSakunami-Yashikidaira fault zone作並－屋敷平断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #8Major active faultShinjo-bonchi fault zone (Eastern part)新庄盆地断層帯東部Modelled magnitude: M6.6
Read about this model #9Subduction-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 #10Subduction-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 #11Major active faultFukushima-bonchi-seien fault zone福島盆地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.1
Read about this model #12Major active faultFutaba fault双葉断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #13Major active faultKitakami-teichi-seien fault zone北上低地西縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.2
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.
844 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→1,694 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→1,380 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→861 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→1,302 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→686 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→875 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→586 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→383 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→839 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→641 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→525 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→150 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→425 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→556 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→550 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→420 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→639 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→321 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→454 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→591 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→417 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→227 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→529 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→242 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→443 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→289 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→1,329 Observed eventsShindo 6+
→236 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→813 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→487 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→799 Observed eventsShindo 6−
→650 Observed eventsShindo 6+
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