EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for July 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 events274

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM5.3

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.0

Average depth21.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 274 events for this period. The largest was M5.3, 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

Jul 112
Jul 28
Jul 37
Jul 433
Jul 55
Jul 66
Jul 74
Jul 85
Jul 918
Jul 108
Jul 118
Jul 1210
Jul 1310
Jul 146
Jul 159
Jul 1610
Jul 178
Jul 186
Jul 198
Jul 2013
Jul 215
Jul 224
Jul 236
Jul 2420
Jul 257
Jul 264
Jul 278
Jul 284
Jul 299
Jul 307
Jul 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1170 · 62%
Shindo 266 · 24.1%
Shindo 332 · 11.7%
Shindo 45 · 1.8%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.4%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.