EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2018

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 events130

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM6.2

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth34.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 130 events for this period. The largest was M6.2, 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

Jan 15
Jan 22
Jan 32
Jan 44
Jan 52
Jan 611
Jan 73
Jan 81
Jan 95
Jan 107
Jan 111
Jan 126
Jan 133
Jan 142
Jan 153
Jan 166
Jan 175
Jan 183
Jan 194
Jan 201
Jan 214
Jan 222
Jan 237
Jan 248
Jan 256
Jan 269
Jan 272
Jan 284
Jan 292
Jan 306
Jan 314

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 179 · 60.8%
Shindo 237 · 28.5%
Shindo 311 · 8.5%
Shindo 43 · 2.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.