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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

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

  • Mar 16
  • Mar 22
  • Mar 36
  • Mar 44
  • Mar 51
  • Mar 65
  • Mar 77
  • Mar 84
  • Mar 95
  • Mar 105
  • Mar 119
  • Mar 123
  • Mar 132
  • Mar 143
  • Mar 153
  • Mar 164
  • Mar 171
  • Mar 186
  • Mar 194
  • Mar 202
  • Mar 211
  • Mar 222
  • Mar 236
  • Mar 242
  • Mar 256
  • Mar 266
  • Mar 278
  • Mar 282
  • Mar 294
  • Mar 306
  • Mar 315
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 186 · 66.2%
  • Shindo 229 · 22.3%
  • Shindo 310 · 7.7%
  • Shindo 45 · 3.8%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo4Off the southeast Coast of the Nemuro PeninsulaM6.210 km
  2. Shindo3Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.910 km
  3. Shindo4Hyuganada SeaM5.410 km
  4. Shindo3Hyuganada SeaM5.40 km
  5. Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Ioto IslandM5.4160 km
  6. Shindo4Kiisuido StraitM5.250 km
  7. Shindo1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.110 km
  8. Shindo3Adjacent Sea of Tanegashima IslandM5.030 km
  9. Shindo1Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM4.910 km
  10. Shindo1Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu IslandM4.70 km