EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for March 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 events137

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.2

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.5

Average depth37.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 137 events for this period. The largest was M5.2, 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

Mar 11
Mar 24
Mar 32
Mar 41
Mar 55
Mar 611
Mar 74
Mar 82
Mar 92
Mar 104
Mar 111
Mar 124
Mar 135
Mar 1410
Mar 153
Mar 165
Mar 174
Mar 182
Mar 194
Mar 207
Mar 212
Mar 221
Mar 234
Mar 248
Mar 257
Mar 266
Mar 279
Mar 286
Mar 293
Mar 304
Mar 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 185 · 62%
Shindo 233 · 24.1%
Shindo 317 · 12.4%
Shindo 42 · 1.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.