EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events201

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM6.0

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth20.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 201 events for this period. The largest was M6.0, 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

May 12
May 22
May 38
May 43
May 54
May 65
May 71
May 86
May 94
May 102
May 112
May 125
May 1317
May 146
May 1510
May 164
May 173
May 183
May 1943
May 205
May 214
May 229
May 234
May 245
May 252
May 263
May 278
May 285
May 2915
May 307
May 314

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1130 · 64.7%
Shindo 239 · 19.4%
Shindo 323 · 11.4%
Shindo 49 · 4.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.