EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events157

Highest ShindoShindo 5+

Largest magnitudeM6.0

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth25.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 157 events for this period. The largest was M6.0, with maximum Shindo 5+.

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 12
May 21
May 34
May 46
May 56
May 68
May 75
May 85
May 91
May 103
May 115
May 1211
May 137
May 145
May 153
May 167
May 178
May 186
May 192
May 201
May 212
May 223
May 233
May 242
May 2513
May 2613
May 274
May 288
May 294
May 306
May 313

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 196 · 61.5%
Shindo 241 · 26.3%
Shindo 312 · 7.7%
Shindo 45 · 3.2%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.6%
Shindo 5+1 · 0.6%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.