EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events160

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM6.4

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth23.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 160 events for this period. The largest was M6.4, 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’.

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Events through the period

May 15
May 27
May 32
May 45
May 57
May 67
May 712
May 84
May 94
May 105
May 117
May 127
May 133
May 149
May 154
May 164
May 171
May 181
May 197
May 205
May 214
May 227
May 234
May 243
May 256
May 261
May 2711
May 283
May 291
May 309
May 315

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1110 · 68.8%
Shindo 242 · 26.3%
Shindo 36 · 3.8%
Shindo 42 · 1.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.