Japan earthquake statistics for September 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 events350
Highest ShindoShindo 6+
Largest magnitudeM6.7
Events with tsunami status1
Average magnitude3.4
Average depth32.0 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 350 events for this period. The largest was M6.7, with maximum Shindo 6+.
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.
- Shindo6+Central and eastern Iburi Region, HokkaidoM6.740 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.810 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.810 km
- Shindo2Off the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsM5.7460 km
- Shindo4Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureM5.660 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.510 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.510 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.410 km
- Shindo4Central and eastern Iburi Region, HokkaidoM5.440 km
- Shindo3Central and eastern Iburi Region, HokkaidoM5.320 km