Seismic Intensity
seismic intensity (震度, Shindo?) represents the strength of ground motion. JMA uses the scales of 0 to 7: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, weak/strong 5, weak/strong 6, 7.
| Prefecture | Seismic intensities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iwate | 6+ | 6- | 5+ | 5- | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| Miyagi | 6+ | 6- | 5+ | 5- | 4 | 3 | ||
| Akita | 5+ | 5- | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Yamagata | 5- | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Fukushima | 5- | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Aomori | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Ibaraki | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Tochigi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Niigata | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Hokkaidō | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Gunma | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Saitama | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Chiba | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Tokyo | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Kanagawa | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Yamanashi | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Ishikawa | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Nagano | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Shizuoka | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Aichi | 1 | |||||||
Tremors were felt across a large area.
Strongly shaken areas included:
Strong 6:
- Iwate Pref. - City of Ōshū (奥州市).
- Miyagi Pref. - City of Kurihara (栗原市).
Weak 6:
- Iwate Pref. - City of Ōshū (奥州市).
- Miyagi Pref. - Cities of Kurihara (栗原市) and Ōsaki (大崎市).
Strong 5:
- Iwate Pref. - Cities of Ōshū (奥州市), Kitakami (北上市), Ichinoseki (一関市), Towns of Kanegasaki (金ケ崎町) and Hiraizumi (平泉町).
- Miyagi Pref. - Cities of Kurihara (栗原市), Ōsaki (大崎市), Sendai (仙台市), Tome (登米市), Natori (名取市), Towns of Misato (美里町), Wakuya (涌谷町), Kami (加美町), and Rifu (利府町).
- Akita Pref. - City of Yuzawa (湯沢市), and Village of Higashinaruse (東成瀬村).
Read more about this topic: 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku Earthquake
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