Kagoshima earthquake and Shindo history in 2020
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This annual view includes only earthquakes from 2020 for which stations associated with Kagoshima recorded Shindo.
Data period: 1 January–31 December 2020In 2020, stations associated with Kagoshima reported local Shindo for 160 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 March: 20.
Observed earthquakes by month
- Jan18
- Feb14
- Mar20
- Apr11
- May15
- Jun12
- Jul9
- Aug13
- Sep12
- Oct19
- Nov10
- Dec7
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
160 observed earthquakes
- 震度1Dec 27, 2020, 23:16 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M2.930 km
- 震度1Dec 25, 2020, 23:22 JSTKagoshima BayShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M2.210 km
- 震度2Dec 25, 2020, 05:38 JSTAdjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandShindo in this place: 2 · Event maximum Shindo: 2M4.5110 km
- 震度1Dec 23, 2020, 03:24 JSTOff the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M4.820 km
- 震度1Dec 19, 2020, 16:05 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M4.410 km
- 震度1Dec 18, 2020, 22:12 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.320 km
- 震度3Dec 11, 2020, 08:27 JSTSatsuma Region, Kagoshima PrefectureShindo in this place: 3 · Event maximum Shindo: 3M3.720 km
- 震度1Nov 25, 2020, 18:54 JSTAdjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandShindo in this place: 1 · Event maximum Shindo: 1M3.340 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.
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.
126 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→195 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→167 Observed eventsShindo 4
→336 Observed eventsShindo 4
→151 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→72 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→106 Observed eventsShindo 4
→140 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→156 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→348 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→224 Observed eventsShindo 4
→359 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→259 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→198 Observed eventsShindo 4
→138 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→232 Observed eventsShindo 4
→362 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→165 Observed eventsShindo 4
→127 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→98 Observed eventsShindo 4
→162 Observed eventsShindo 4
→111 Observed eventsShindo 4
→57 Observed eventsShindo 4
→360 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→126 Observed eventsShindo 4
→81 Observed eventsShindo 3
→231 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→216 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→290 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→268 Observed eventsShindo 4
→130 Observed eventsShindo 4
→143 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→102 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→78 Observed eventsShindo 4
→46 Observed eventsShindo 4
→129 Observed eventsShindo 3
→85 Observed eventsShindo 4
→112 Observed eventsShindo 4
→119 Observed eventsShindo 3
→106 Observed eventsShindo 5+
→168 Observed eventsShindo 5−
→Understand local Shindo in context
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