EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for November 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 events317

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM7.3

Events with tsunami status32

Average magnitude3.5

Average depth26.5 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 317 events for this period. The largest was M7.3, 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

Nov 113
Nov 27
Nov 34
Nov 44
Nov 55
Nov 63
Nov 78
Nov 87
Nov 97
Nov 106
Nov 116
Nov 128
Nov 135
Nov 142
Nov 1511
Nov 165
Nov 179
Nov 185
Nov 198
Nov 204
Nov 219
Nov 2260
Nov 2336
Nov 2425
Nov 2519
Nov 2610
Nov 279
Nov 288
Nov 298
Nov 306

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1191 · 60.3%
Shindo 2101 · 31.9%
Shindo 318 · 5.7%
Shindo 46 · 1.9%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.