EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events144

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.6

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.6

Average depth33.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 144 events for this period. The largest was M6.6, 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

May 17
May 27
May 36
May 44
May 57
May 62
May 75
May 84
May 99
May 106
May 111
May 125
May 134
May 145
May 163
May 177
May 187
May 192
May 209
May 212
May 224
May 237
May 248
May 255
May 264
May 273
May 281
May 293
May 301
May 316

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 192 · 63.9%
Shindo 231 · 21.5%
Shindo 317 · 11.8%
Shindo 43 · 2.1%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.