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草津町草津 Shindo history

GunmaKusatsu Town

How strongly did the ground shake at this point? Explore local Shindo readings and the earthquakes behind them.

Latest stored reading
1
Shindo at this station
Epicentre region

Southern Ibaraki Prefecture

Event magnitude
M5.9
Depth
70 km
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Station location

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The marker shows the observation station, not an earthquake epicentre.36.620, 138.590

Stored events
80
Highest stored Shindo
3
First catalogue record
May 25, 2015
Latest catalogue record
Aug 23, 2026

These dates describe records stored by JISHINDESU, not the station’s operating period. No newer entries does not mean there were no earthquakes or that the station has closed.

LOCATION

This station and its surroundings

JISHINDESU links this station to Kusatsu Town in Gunma. Explore the locality or prefecture history to see readings from other associated stations, too.

MunicipalityKusatsu TownExplore local Shindo history →PrefectureGunmaExplore prefecture Shindo history →

One station's Shindo reading does not describe shaking across a whole municipality or prefecture. Area pages combine records from stations associated with that area.

Observation history

Showing the 50 most recent stored events out of 80. All times use Japan Standard Time (JST).

  1. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.9
  2. 1Eastern Region · Fuji Five Lakes, Yamanashi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.6
  3. 2Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.5
  4. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.1
  5. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  6. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  7. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM3.5
  8. 1Northern Tochigi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  9. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  10. 1Aizu, Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  11. 1Western Kanagawa PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.3
  12. 1Northern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  13. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6
  14. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.3
  15. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.8
  16. 1Adjacent SadoEvent magnitudeM6
  17. 1Off the Coast of Noto PeninsulaEvent magnitudeM5.6
  18. 3Noto, Ishikawa PrefectureEvent magnitudeM7.6
  19. 1Noto, Ishikawa PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.8
  20. 1Noto, Ishikawa PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.3
  21. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  22. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.8
  23. 1Nakadori, Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.3
  24. 3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM7.3
  25. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM3.3
  26. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM3.4
  27. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  28. 1Eastern Region · Fuji Five Lakes, Yamanashi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  29. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  30. 1Northern Gunma PrefectureEvent magnitudeM2.8
  31. 1Northern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.2
  32. 2Northwestern Chiba PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.1
  33. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM2.9
  34. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.6
  35. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM7.2
  36. 3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM7.1
  37. 1Northern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.1
  38. 1Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.8
  39. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  40. 2Northern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.3
  41. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.1
  42. 1Northern Nagano PrefectureEvent magnitudeM2.9
  43. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  44. 2Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.2
  45. 1Off the southeast Coast of Mie PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.5
  46. 1Off the Coast of Yamagata PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.8
  47. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  48. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5
  49. 1Northern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  50. 1Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.6

Inside the stored history

Only events stored for this station are included. A year without entries is not evidence that no shaking occurred.

Events by year

  • 20155
  • 20168
  • 201711
  • 20189
  • 20195
  • 20206
  • 202112
  • 20224
  • 20232
  • 20248
  • 20253
  • 20267

Local Shindo distribution

  • Shindo 165
  • Shindo 212
  • Shindo 33
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How to read these observations

Shindo describes shaking at the measurement point. Magnitude describes the size of the whole earthquake. Nearby stations can record different Shindo values for the same event, and a station reading is not an exact measurement at your home.

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Sources and catalogue coverage

We display observations stored by JISHINDESU from JMA and P2PQuake reports. The history may be incomplete and reports may be revised. Maximum Shindo here refers to available records, not the station’s entire history.

Sources and methodology →
Technical station details
Catalogue identifier
15a8ef8276b266e08b0ea89328c1349f7d2f8e4c39a2614a291695ad8f3a8e26
Latitude / longitude
36.620, 138.590