EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2022

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 events159

Highest ShindoShindo 5+

Largest magnitudeM6.4

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.6

Average depth34.0 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 159 events for this period. The largest was M6.4, 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

Jan 13
Jan 26
Jan 36
Jan 49
Jan 52
Jan 61
Jan 78
Jan 83
Jan 94
Jan 104
Jan 114
Jan 123
Jan 133
Jan 143
Jan 157
Jan 162
Jan 171
Jan 185
Jan 194
Jan 204
Jan 212
Jan 2235
Jan 239
Jan 242
Jan 251
Jan 263
Jan 274
Jan 284
Jan 295
Jan 306
Jan 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1100 · 62.9%
Shindo 243 · 27%
Shindo 314 · 8.8%
Shindo 5+2 · 1.3%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.