EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for February 2017

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 events144

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM5.6

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth28.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 144 events for this period. The largest was M5.6, 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

Feb 15
Feb 24
Feb 38
Feb 52
Feb 67
Feb 78
Feb 89
Feb 94
Feb 102
Feb 1110
Feb 122
Feb 133
Feb 146
Feb 153
Feb 163
Feb 175
Feb 186
Feb 196
Feb 204
Feb 211
Feb 222
Feb 235
Feb 245
Feb 257
Feb 265
Feb 2711
Feb 2811

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 184 · 58.3%
Shindo 244 · 30.6%
Shindo 313 · 9%
Shindo 42 · 1.4%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.