EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 2019

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 events118

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.3

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.5

Average depth33.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 118 events for this period. The largest was M6.3, 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 11
May 22
May 43
May 55
May 64
May 73
May 85
May 95
May 107
May 114
May 122
May 136
May 143
May 155
May 174
May 184
May 195
May 204
May 212
May 221
May 237
May 245
May 254
May 268
May 274
May 284
May 293
May 305
May 313

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 173 · 61.9%
Shindo 229 · 24.6%
Shindo 310 · 8.5%
Shindo 44 · 3.4%
Shindo 5−2 · 1.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.