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Witness location : Aomori (Japan) (208 km NW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 29 min

On a cruise ship hardly felt but others felt a strong shake in town.

Witness location : Sendai (Japan) (267 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 20 min

Arround 30 sec of shaking

Witness location : Noda (Japan) (529 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 10 min

From Noda City in Chiba Prefecture, felt it it even it was on the Sanriku Coast. Not that bad but still felt it, it was like you were moving on a very slow train.

Witness location : Kamagaya (Japan) (538 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

More like swaying than shaking. Has gone on for at least 20-30 seconds, but felt like standing on the deck of a ship.

Witness location : Toda (Japan) (550 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Séisme plus puissant et long

Witness location : Urayasu (Japan) (555 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 14 min

Moderately Strong Earthquake
Magnitude7.4 Tsunami
(Urayasu-City Chiba-Pref.)

Witness location : Urayasu (Japan) (559 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Long slow rolling quake with lots of overhead light movement but no damage

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (559 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 9 min

It's rocking like I'm on a boat, and it makes me feel sick.

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (562 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Gentle swaying, bathroom door swinging gently

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (562 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 32 min

I thought I lost my balance on the stairs in a building. But timing was at the same time as the earthquake so probably felt it

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (563 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Very long

Witness location : Tokyo (Japan) (564 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 269 min

I felt my 7th floor apartment sway in Odaiba for a minute or two

Witness location : Kawasaki (Japan) (573 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 4 min

Very shaky musashi kosugi

Witness location : Kawasaki (Japan) (573 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 28 min

Long duration of swaying on 40th floor in MusashiKosugi

Witness location : Kawasaki (Japan) (576 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 3 min

Building gently rocking

Witness location : Yokohama (Japan) (582 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 6 min

Felt at cafe in yokohama, slight swaying, felt but not visibly noticeable

Witness location : Yokohama (Japan) (585 km SW from epicenter)

Time : T0+ 16 min

Gentle rocking