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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 2022

Catalogue events, magnitude, maximum Shindo, depth and tsunami statuses for the same reporting period.

Full periodData updated:

This is a completed period, although later additions and corrections can still revise totals.

Catalogue events150
Highest ShindoShindo 5+
Largest magnitudeM5.9
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.4
Average depth31.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 150 events for this period. The largest was M5.9, 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’.

EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events through the period

  • Aug 12
  • Aug 22
  • Aug 35
  • Aug 47
  • Aug 63
  • Aug 76
  • Aug 811
  • Aug 92
  • Aug 104
  • Aug 1119
  • Aug 128
  • Aug 132
  • Aug 1410
  • Aug 154
  • Aug 168
  • Aug 173
  • Aug 184
  • Aug 197
  • Aug 207
  • Aug 212
  • Aug 224
  • Aug 234
  • Aug 243
  • Aug 252
  • Aug 266
  • Aug 281
  • Aug 295
  • Aug 303
  • Aug 316
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 1100 · 66.7%
  • Shindo 229 · 19.3%
  • Shindo 314 · 9.3%
  • Shindo 45 · 3.3%
  • Shindo 5−1 · 0.7%
  • Shindo 5+1 · 0.7%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo3Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM5.930 km
  2. Shindo4Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.660 km
  3. Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Ishigakijima IslandM5.4150 km
  4. Shindo1Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM5.370 km
  5. Shindo4Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM5.360 km
  6. Shindo5+Northern Soya Region, HokkaidoM5.310 km
  7. Shindo5−Northern Soya Region, HokkaidoM5.110 km
  8. Shindo1Off the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsM5.0500 km
  9. Shindo3Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM5.030 km
  10. Shindo3Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureM4.940 km