EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for December 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 events288

Highest ShindoShindo 6−

Largest magnitudeM6.3

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth21.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 288 events for this period. The largest was M6.3, 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

Dec 112
Dec 211
Dec 33
Dec 410
Dec 59
Dec 615
Dec 714
Dec 827
Dec 913
Dec 108
Dec 116
Dec 127
Dec 137
Dec 144
Dec 158
Dec 164
Dec 173
Dec 1810
Dec 194
Dec 204
Dec 216
Dec 227
Dec 237
Dec 2419
Dec 255
Dec 269
Dec 276
Dec 2820
Dec 2912
Dec 309
Dec 319

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1192 · 66.7%
Shindo 270 · 24.3%
Shindo 321 · 7.3%
Shindo 44 · 1.4%
Shindo 6−1 · 0.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.