EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for December 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 events141

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM5.7

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth29.6 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 141 events for this period. The largest was M5.7, 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

Dec 13
Dec 24
Dec 35
Dec 412
Dec 510
Dec 62
Dec 76
Dec 87
Dec 93
Dec 102
Dec 114
Dec 128
Dec 135
Dec 141
Dec 154
Dec 164
Dec 174
Dec 186
Dec 193
Dec 204
Dec 213
Dec 225
Dec 233
Dec 244
Dec 253
Dec 267
Dec 277
Dec 283
Dec 294
Dec 303
Dec 312

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 197 · 68.8%
Shindo 219 · 13.5%
Shindo 319 · 13.5%
Shindo 44 · 2.8%
Shindo 5−2 · 1.4%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.