Japan earthquake statistics for August 2018
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 events125
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM6.6
Events with tsunami status1
Average magnitude3.4
Average depth28.6 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 125 events for this period. The largest was M6.6, 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
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Events by maximum Shindo
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Largest events by magnitude
Place names follow the available source or romanised name.
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Ioto IslandM6.60 km
- Shindo3Off the Coast of SanrikuM5.310 km
- Shindo3Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureM5.110 km
- Shindo4Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.120 km
- Shindo2Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureM4.820 km
- Shindo3Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM4.860 km
- Shindo3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM4.820 km
- Shindo1Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM4.660 km
- Shindo2Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM4.640 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima IslandM4.5100 km