Japan earthquake statistics for September 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 events144
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM6.1
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.4
Average depth26.6 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 144 events for this period. The largest was M6.1, 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’.
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Events through the period
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Events by maximum Shindo
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Largest events by magnitude
Place names follow the available source or romanised name.
- Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM6.10 km
- Shindo3Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM5.510 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM5.40 km
- Shindo2Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM5.330 km
- Shindo3Off the Coast of UrakawaM5.150 km
- Shindo2Off the Coast of KushiroM5.110 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM5.00 km
- Shindo2Off the east Coast of Aomori PrefectureM4.910 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM4.810 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Okinawa Main IslandM4.80 km