Japan earthquake statistics for March 2019
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 events130
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM6.2
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.4
Average depth27.5 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’.
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.
- Shindo4Off the southeast Coast of the Nemuro PeninsulaM6.210 km
- Shindo3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.910 km
- Shindo4Hyuganada SeaM5.410 km
- Shindo3Hyuganada SeaM5.40 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Ioto IslandM5.4160 km
- Shindo4Kiisuido StraitM5.250 km
- Shindo1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.110 km
- Shindo3Adjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandM5.030 km
- Shindo1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM4.910 km
- Shindo1Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu IslandM4.70 km