EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 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 events233

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.3

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.1

Average depth24.8 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 233 events for this period. The largest was M6.3, 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

Aug 19
Aug 24
Aug 38
Aug 46
Aug 55
Aug 66
Aug 78
Aug 84
Aug 98
Aug 108
Aug 116
Aug 127
Aug 136
Aug 145
Aug 156
Aug 167
Aug 1711
Aug 184
Aug 1910
Aug 2017
Aug 219
Aug 227
Aug 239
Aug 246
Aug 254
Aug 268
Aug 279
Aug 286
Aug 293
Aug 3012
Aug 3115

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1150 · 64.4%
Shindo 266 · 28.3%
Shindo 312 · 5.2%
Shindo 44 · 1.7%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.4%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.