EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for April 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 events588

Highest ShindoShindo 7

Largest magnitudeM7.1

Events with tsunami status8

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth13.1 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 588 events for this period. The largest was M7.1, with maximum Shindo 7.

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

Apr 19
Apr 23
Apr 33
Apr 42
Apr 54
Apr 62
Apr 72
Apr 85
Apr 92
Apr 104
Apr 114
Apr 123
Apr 133
Apr 1425
Apr 1534
Apr 16116
Apr 1744
Apr 1830
Apr 1931
Apr 2020
Apr 2116
Apr 227
Apr 231
Apr 2414
Apr 258
Apr 2615
Apr 2756
Apr 2856
Apr 2933
Apr 3036

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1175 · 29.8%
Shindo 285 · 14.5%
Shindo 3228 · 38.8%
Shindo 482 · 13.9%
Shindo 5−7 · 1.2%
Shindo 5+4 · 0.7%
Shindo 6−3 · 0.5%
Shindo 6+3 · 0.5%
Shindo 71 · 0.2%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.