EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for February 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 events104

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.7

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth34.8 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 104 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’.

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Events through the period

Feb 12
Feb 26
Feb 31
Feb 41
Feb 51
Feb 66
Feb 72
Feb 85
Feb 92
Feb 103
Feb 117
Feb 124
Feb 136
Feb 142
Feb 153
Feb 162
Feb 175
Feb 185
Feb 198
Feb 205
Feb 213
Feb 225
Feb 235
Feb 241
Feb 254
Feb 262
Feb 273
Feb 285

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 171 · 68.3%
Shindo 222 · 21.2%
Shindo 38 · 7.7%
Shindo 43 · 2.9%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.