EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for February 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 events139

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.9

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.6

Average depth34.6 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 139 events for this period. The largest was M5.9, 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 14
Feb 21
Feb 35
Feb 48
Feb 53
Feb 66
Feb 72
Feb 82
Feb 911
Feb 104
Feb 115
Feb 125
Feb 139
Feb 146
Feb 153
Feb 161
Feb 177
Feb 181
Feb 196
Feb 206
Feb 215
Feb 228
Feb 236
Feb 246
Feb 253
Feb 268
Feb 274
Feb 284

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 180 · 57.6%
Shindo 250 · 36%
Shindo 38 · 5.8%
Shindo 41 · 0.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.