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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for September 2016

Catalogue events, magnitude, maximum Shindo, depth and tsunami statuses for the same reporting period.

Full periodData updated:

This is a completed period, although later additions and corrections can still revise totals.

Catalogue events209
Highest ShindoShindo 5−
Largest magnitudeM6.5
Events with tsunami status2
Average magnitude3.2
Average depth26.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 209 events for this period. The largest was M6.5, 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’.

EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events through the period

  • Sep 15
  • Sep 24
  • Sep 314
  • Sep 48
  • Sep 56
  • Sep 63
  • Sep 716
  • Sep 87
  • Sep 96
  • Sep 103
  • Sep 114
  • Sep 1212
  • Sep 1311
  • Sep 142
  • Sep 155
  • Sep 165
  • Sep 176
  • Sep 187
  • Sep 197
  • Sep 209
  • Sep 217
  • Sep 226
  • Sep 237
  • Sep 244
  • Sep 256
  • Sep 269
  • Sep 275
  • Sep 287
  • Sep 299
  • Sep 309
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 1123 · 58.9%
  • Shindo 257 · 27.3%
  • Shindo 324 · 11.5%
  • Shindo 44 · 1.9%
  • Shindo 5−1 · 0.5%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo1Off the east Coast of KantoM6.510 km
  2. Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Torishima IslandM6.310 km
  3. Shindo5−Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.740 km
  4. Shindo3Southern Korean PeninsulaM5.710 km
  5. Shindo4Off the Coast of UrakawaM5.520 km
  6. Shindo1Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu IslandM5.20 km
  7. Shindo3Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureM5.250 km
  8. Shindo2Southern Korean PeninsulaM5.110 km
  9. Shindo3Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM5.010 km
  10. Shindo4Southern Ibaraki PrefectureM4.950 km