EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for February 2020

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 events100

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM7.0

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.5

Average depth37.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 100 events for this period. The largest was M7.0, 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’.

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Events through the period

Feb 16
Feb 23
Feb 42
Feb 55
Feb 62
Feb 72
Feb 82
Feb 94
Feb 102
Feb 112
Feb 127
Feb 134
Feb 142
Feb 164
Feb 173
Feb 183
Feb 194
Feb 206
Feb 213
Feb 226
Feb 235
Feb 249
Feb 253
Feb 264
Feb 274
Feb 282
Feb 291

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 165 · 65%
Shindo 226 · 26%
Shindo 35 · 5%
Shindo 44 · 4%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.