EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events648

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.4

Events with tsunami status2

Average magnitude2.8

Average depth12.8 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 648 events for this period. The largest was M6.4, 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

May 138
May 237
May 335
May 430
May 545
May 628
May 728
May 836
May 928
May 1019
May 1117
May 1222
May 1328
May 1425
May 1522
May 1617
May 1713
May 1816
May 1917
May 2017
May 2117
May 2214
May 2310
May 2413
May 2513
May 268
May 2715
May 2815
May 298
May 3012
May 315

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1404 · 62.3%
Shindo 2180 · 27.8%
Shindo 354 · 8.3%
Shindo 49 · 1.4%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.2%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.