EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for December 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 events170

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM4.7

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth24.6 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 170 events for this period. The largest was M4.7, 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

Dec 11
Dec 28
Dec 38
Dec 49
Dec 57
Dec 63
Dec 74
Dec 89
Dec 94
Dec 103
Dec 114
Dec 122
Dec 1310
Dec 1413
Dec 155
Dec 167
Dec 1710
Dec 189
Dec 196
Dec 203
Dec 213
Dec 229
Dec 235
Dec 242
Dec 257
Dec 268
Dec 273
Dec 282
Dec 291
Dec 304
Dec 311

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1103 · 60.6%
Shindo 253 · 31.2%
Shindo 313 · 7.6%
Shindo 41 · 0.6%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.