Tochigi earthquake and Shindo history in 2020
栃木県
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2020 for which stations associated with Tochigi recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2020In 2020, stations associated with Tochigi reported local Shindo for 122 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
How observations were spread across 2020
The largest number of observed earthquakes was in December: 16.
Observed earthquakes by month
- Jan13
- Feb11
- Mar3
- Apr11
- May11
- Jun9
- Jul13
- Aug7
- Sep15
- Oct8
- Nov5
- Dec16
If several earthquakes reached the same highest local Shindo, we show the most recent one. Monthly counts depend on station coverage and imported records; they do not establish a seasonal pattern or predict the next earthquake.
Observation history · 2020
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 · 2020
122 observed earthquakes
- 震度4Dec 30, 2020, 09:35 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 4 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.160 km
- 震度1Dec 29, 2020, 04:24 JSTOff the south Coast of Wakayama PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M4.4440 km
- 震度1Dec 29, 2020, 04:19 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M2.840 km
- 震度1Dec 29, 2020, 01:15 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.050 km
- 震度2Dec 28, 2020, 00:28 JSTSouthern Tochigi PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M3.310 km
- 震度1Dec 22, 2020, 00:41 JSTNorthern Tochigi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M2.510 km
- 震度2Dec 21, 2020, 02:23 JSTOff the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 5−M6.310 km
- 震度1Dec 18, 2020, 08:03 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.090 km
Regional context
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2020 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: M7.9–8.6
Read about this model #2Major active faultOkubo fault大久保断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #3Major active faultOta fault太田断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #4Major active faultFukaya fault zone深谷断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #5Major active faultUchinokomori fault内ノ籠断層Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #6Other active faultShirakawa-seho fault zone白河西方断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #7Major active faultAizu-bonchi-toen fault zone会津盆地東縁断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #8Major active faultFukaya/Ayasegawa fault zone (All segment)深谷断層・綾瀬川断層（全体が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.5
Read about this model #9Major active faultFukaya/Ayasegawa fault zone (Fukaya fault zone/Kounosu-Ina segment)深谷断層・綾瀬川断層（深谷断層と鴻巣－伊奈区間が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.4
Read about this model #10Major active faultSekiya fault関谷断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
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 faultFukaya/Ayasegawa fault zone (Kounosu-Ina segment/Ina-Kawaguchi segment)深谷断層・綾瀬川断層（鴻巣－伊奈区間と伊奈－川口区間が同時に活動）Modelled magnitude: M7.0
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.
443 Observed eventsShindo 4
→399 Observed eventsShindo 4
→189 Observed eventsShindo 4
→689 Observed eventsShindo 4
→535 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→273 Observed eventsShindo 4
→291 Observed eventsShindo 4
→575 Observed eventsShindo 4
→787 Observed eventsShindo 4
→259 Observed eventsShindo 4
→840 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→607 Observed eventsShindo 4
→426 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→569 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→393 Observed eventsShindo 4
→381 Observed eventsShindo 4
→527 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→560 Observed eventsShindo 4
→527 Observed eventsShindo 4
→747 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→243 Observed eventsShindo 4
→457 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→713 Observed eventsShindo 4
→1,154 Observed eventsShindo 4
→231 Observed eventsShindo 4
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