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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for March 2017

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 events155
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM5.3
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.3
Average depth27.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 155 events for this period. The largest was M5.3, with maximum Shindo 4.

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

  • Mar 17
  • Mar 23
  • Mar 35
  • Mar 43
  • Mar 59
  • Mar 65
  • Mar 74
  • Mar 85
  • Mar 91
  • Mar 109
  • Mar 116
  • Mar 125
  • Mar 139
  • Mar 149
  • Mar 152
  • Mar 166
  • Mar 178
  • Mar 183
  • Mar 194
  • Mar 202
  • Mar 212
  • Mar 228
  • Mar 235
  • Mar 243
  • Mar 256
  • Mar 263
  • Mar 278
  • Mar 286
  • Mar 293
  • Mar 305
  • Mar 311
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 197 · 62.6%
  • Shindo 244 · 28.4%
  • Shindo 312 · 7.7%
  • Shindo 42 · 1.3%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo4Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.350 km
  2. Shindo4Hyuganada SeaM5.230 km
  3. Shindo3Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.190 km
  4. Shindo3Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaM5.1140 km
  5. Shindo1Off the southwest Coast of HokkaidoM5.010 km
  6. Shindo3Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureM4.970 km
  7. Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandM4.860 km
  8. Shindo3Off the southeast Coast of the Nemuro PeninsulaM4.890 km
  9. Shindo3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM4.850 km
  10. Shindo2Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM4.730 km