EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for October 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 events432

Highest ShindoShindo 6−

Largest magnitudeM6.6

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.0

Average depth14.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 432 events for this period. The largest was M6.6, with maximum Shindo 6−.

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

Oct 18
Oct 27
Oct 39
Oct 46
Oct 52
Oct 64
Oct 73
Oct 83
Oct 95
Oct 109
Oct 113
Oct 129
Oct 133
Oct 142
Oct 1512
Oct 1612
Oct 175
Oct 186
Oct 194
Oct 205
Oct 2190
Oct 2270
Oct 2330
Oct 2434
Oct 2517
Oct 2625
Oct 279
Oct 289
Oct 2916
Oct 307
Oct 318

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1272 · 63%
Shindo 2115 · 26.6%
Shindo 334 · 7.9%
Shindo 410 · 2.3%
Shindo 6−1 · 0.2%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.