EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2016

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 events158

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.7

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth33.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 158 events for this period. The largest was M6.7, with maximum Shindo 5−.

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 18
Jan 21
Jan 36
Jan 43
Jan 54
Jan 64
Jan 76
Jan 82
Jan 96
Jan 107
Jan 1113
Jan 129
Jan 137
Jan 142
Jan 157
Jan 164
Jan 174
Jan 182
Jan 195
Jan 208
Jan 212
Jan 228
Jan 235
Jan 243
Jan 257
Jan 266
Jan 273
Jan 282
Jan 295
Jan 305
Jan 314

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1108 · 68.4%
Shindo 234 · 21.5%
Shindo 312 · 7.6%
Shindo 42 · 1.3%
Shindo 5−2 · 1.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.