EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for October 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 events162

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.7

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth32.2 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 162 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

Oct 13
Oct 26
Oct 34
Oct 45
Oct 57
Oct 66
Oct 73
Oct 84
Oct 91
Oct 101
Oct 115
Oct 122
Oct 138
Oct 158
Oct 167
Oct 177
Oct 1810
Oct 196
Oct 207
Oct 219
Oct 227
Oct 235
Oct 242
Oct 255
Oct 262
Oct 279
Oct 287
Oct 295
Oct 305
Oct 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1101 · 62.3%
Shindo 244 · 27.2%
Shindo 312 · 7.4%
Shindo 45 · 3.1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.