EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 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 events102

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.2

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.5

Average depth32.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 102 events for this period. The largest was M6.2, 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

Aug 12
Aug 32
Aug 44
Aug 54
Aug 62
Aug 73
Aug 85
Aug 96
Aug 104
Aug 111
Aug 126
Aug 136
Aug 142
Aug 1510
Aug 161
Aug 184
Aug 194
Aug 204
Aug 212
Aug 221
Aug 233
Aug 245
Aug 251
Aug 262
Aug 277
Aug 281
Aug 293
Aug 301
Aug 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 166 · 64.7%
Shindo 223 · 22.5%
Shindo 311 · 10.8%
Shindo 41 · 1%
Shindo 5−1 · 1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.