Saitama earthquake and Shindo history in 2017
埼玉県
This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2017 for which stations associated with Saitama recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2017In 2017, stations associated with Saitama reported local Shindo for 59 earthquakes. The highest local level recorded that year was Shindo 4.
Observation history · 2017
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
The highest reading from stations in this place, not the maximum Shindo of the whole event.
Observation history · 2017
59 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 29, 2017, 11:54 JSTCentral · Western Yamanashi PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.310 km
- 震度1Dec 16, 2017, 02:58 JSTOff the Coast of Iwate PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M5.450 km
- 震度1Dec 14, 2017, 20:20 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.460 km
- 震度1Dec 6, 2017, 00:22 JSTNorthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M4.410 km
- 震度1Nov 19, 2017, 14:54 JSTSouthern Gunma PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.6120 km
- 震度1Nov 17, 2017, 10:02 JSTOff the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 4M4.850 km
- 震度1Nov 16, 2017, 18:43 JSTOff the east Coast of Hachijojima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M6.220 km
- 震度1Nov 15, 2017, 01:22 JSTSouthern Ibaraki PrefectureShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M3.620 km
Regional context
The context below uses the place's full available history and reference models; it is not part of the 2017 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 faultFukaya fault zone深谷断層帯Modelled magnitude: M7.2
Read about this model #3Subduction-zone earthquakeLarge Earthquakes along the Nankai Trough南海トラフ沿いで発生する大地震Modelled magnitude: M8.2–9.1
Read about this model #4Major active faultTachikawa fault zone立川断層帯Modelled magnitude: M6.8
Read about this model #5Major active faultAyasegawa fault (Ina-Kawaguchi segment)綾瀬川断層伊奈－川口区間Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #6Major active faultOta fault太田断層Modelled magnitude: M6.9
Read about this model #7Major active faultOgose fault越生断層Modelled magnitude: M6.7
Read about this model #8Major active faultOkubo fault大久保断層Modelled magnitude: M7.0
Read about this model #9Major 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 #10Major 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 #11Major 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 model #12Major active faultAyasegawa fault (Kounosu-Ina segment)綾瀬川断層鴻巣－伊奈区間Modelled magnitude: M6.5
Read about this model #13Subduction-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 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.
421 Observed eventsShindo 4
→297 Observed eventsShindo 4
→268 Observed eventsShindo 3
→345 Observed eventsShindo 4
→197 Observed eventsShindo 3
→262 Observed eventsShindo 4
→415 Observed eventsShindo 4
→138 Observed eventsShindo 3
→348 Observed eventsShindo 4
→288 Observed eventsShindo 4
→167 Observed eventsShindo 3
→124 Observed eventsShindo 3
→132 Observed eventsShindo 3
→493 Observed eventsShindo 4
→399 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→151 Observed eventsShindo 4
→213 Observed eventsShindo 4
→135 Observed eventsShindo 3
→769 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→294 Observed eventsShindo 3
→419 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→387 Observed eventsShindo 4
→750 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→338 Observed eventsShindo 4
→356 Observed eventsShindo 4
→476 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→743 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→540 Observed eventsShindo 4
→286 Observed eventsShindo 4
→154 Observed eventsShindo 3
→352 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→783 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→264 Observed eventsShindo 4
→267 Observed eventsShindo 4
→379 Observed eventsShindo 4
→304 Observed eventsShindo 4
→105 Observed eventsShindo 3
→187 Observed eventsShindo 3
→240 Observed eventsShindo 4
→279 Observed eventsShindo 4
→295 Observed eventsShindo 4
→394 Observed eventsShindo 4
→240 Observed eventsShindo 4
→506 Observed eventsShindo 4
→473 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→412 Observed eventsShindo 4
→458 Observed eventsShindo 4
→355 Observed eventsShindo 4
→506 Observed eventsShindo 4
→248 Observed eventsShindo 4
→476 Observed eventsShindo 4
→258 Observed eventsShindo 4
→504 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→367 Observed eventsShindo 4
→232 Observed eventsShindo 4
→425 Observed eventsShindo 4
→249 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→256 Observed eventsShindo 4
→345 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→261 Observed eventsShindo 4
→221 Observed eventsShindo 4
→240 Observed eventsShindo 4
→328 Observed eventsShindo 4
→332 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→385 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→143 Observed eventsShindo 3
→107 Observed eventsShindo 3
→299 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→356 Observed eventsShindo 4
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