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STATION OBSERVATIONS

塩竈市今宮町 Shindo history

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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The marker shows the observation station, not an earthquake epicentre.38.330, 141.010

Stored events
242
Highest stored Shindo
5+
First catalogue record
Nov 21, 2020
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 Shiogama City in Miyagi. Explore the locality or prefecture history to see readings from other associated stations, too.

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 242. All times use Japan Standard Time (JST).

  1. 1Southern Ibaraki PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.9
  2. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  3. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.8
  4. 1Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6
  5. 1Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.1
  6. 2Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.9
  7. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.4
  8. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.2
  9. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.3
  10. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.2
  11. 3Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.3
  12. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  13. 1Nakadori, Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.2
  14. 3Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM7.5
  15. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  16. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  17. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.8
  18. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.3
  19. 2Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM6.5
  20. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  21. 1Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM6
  22. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  23. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.1
  24. 1Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.7
  25. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.4
  26. 1Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.7
  27. 1Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureEvent magnitudeM6.4
  28. 2Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureEvent magnitudeM7.6
  29. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  30. 1Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM6.2
  31. 1Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM5.3
  32. 1Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM6.3
  33. 1Off the Coast of SanrikuEvent magnitudeM6.7
  34. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM3.9
  35. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.8
  36. 1Central Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4
  37. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  38. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  39. 2Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.7
  40. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.4
  41. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.5
  42. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.7
  43. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.7
  44. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4
  45. 2Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM5.4
  46. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  47. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.9
  48. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.6
  49. 1Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4
  50. 1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureEvent magnitudeM4.5

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

  • 20205
  • 202162
  • 202262
  • 202329
  • 202426
  • 202535
  • 202623

Local Shindo distribution

  • Shindo 1178
  • Shindo 249
  • Shindo 311
  • Shindo 42
  • Shindo 5+2
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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.

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Technical station details
Catalogue identifier
da2da4d3eeca06fd1ecf17234e8a299392721479947fdf21bd9c8c2588871579
Latitude / longitude
38.330, 141.010