EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2015

Catalogue events, magnitude, maximum Shindo, depth and tsunami statuses for the same reporting period.

Full periodData updated: Nov 7, 2026, 11:00 JST

This is a completed period, although later additions and corrections can still revise totals.

Catalogue events98

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.7

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth37.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 98 events for this period. The largest was M5.7, with maximum Shindo 4.

How these statistics are calculated

We count unique earthquake records in the JISHINDESU catalogue. Corrections update the same record and cancellations follow the current catalogue state. Dates use JST; averages include records where that value exists. The tsunami count covers statuses other than ‘none’.

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Events through the period

Jan 103
Jan 114
Jan 125
Jan 136
Jan 145
Jan 155
Jan 166
Jan 171
Jan 186
Jan 193
Jan 204
Jan 214
Jan 225
Jan 234
Jan 246
Jan 256
Jan 266
Jan 274
Jan 285
Jan 292
Jan 305
Jan 313

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 162 · 63.3%
Shindo 228 · 28.6%
Shindo 37 · 7.1%
Shindo 41 · 1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.