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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 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 events202
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM5.7
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.2
Average depth24.9 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 202 events for this period. The largest was M5.7, 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

  • Aug 13
  • Aug 213
  • Aug 311
  • Aug 411
  • Aug 53
  • Aug 65
  • Aug 79
  • Aug 89
  • Aug 99
  • Aug 1011
  • Aug 1110
  • Aug 123
  • Aug 138
  • Aug 148
  • Aug 156
  • Aug 167
  • Aug 173
  • Aug 185
  • Aug 194
  • Aug 206
  • Aug 215
  • Aug 227
  • Aug 231
  • Aug 243
  • Aug 2510
  • Aug 265
  • Aug 277
  • Aug 284
  • Aug 295
  • Aug 303
  • Aug 318
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 1130 · 64.4%
  • Shindo 254 · 26.7%
  • Shindo 315 · 7.4%
  • Shindo 43 · 1.5%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandM5.7180 km
  2. Shindo4Northern Ibaraki PrefectureM5.510 km
  3. Shindo3Adjacent Sea of Iriomotejima IslandM5.360 km
  4. Shindo2Off the southeast Coast of Tanegashima IslandM5.130 km
  5. Shindo3Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.020 km
  6. Shindo3Northwestern Chiba PrefectureM4.970 km
  7. Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandM4.820 km
  8. Shindo3Hamadori, Fukushima PrefectureM4.710 km
  9. Shindo1Off the Coast of SanrikuM4.710 km
  10. Shindo3Northern Ibaraki PrefectureM4.610 km