Japan earthquake statistics for October 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 events104
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM5.7
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.5
Average depth42.6 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 104 events for this period. The largest was M5.7, 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 Chiba PrefectureM5.780 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Chichijima IslandM5.4440 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Etorofu IslandM5.3110 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Yonagunijima IslandM5.220 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Torishima IslandM5.0440 km
- Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima IslandM5.00 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Chichijima IslandM4.8120 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Chichijima IslandM4.810 km
- Shindo1Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM4.640 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Ishigakijima IslandM4.490 km