EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for October 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 events128

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM5.9

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth30.5 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 128 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’.

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Events through the period

Oct 12
Oct 27
Oct 37
Oct 43
Oct 52
Oct 62
Oct 75
Oct 86
Oct 93
Oct 103
Oct 116
Oct 122
Oct 136
Oct 145
Oct 151
Oct 167
Oct 174
Oct 187
Oct 195
Oct 201
Oct 212
Oct 222
Oct 231
Oct 245
Oct 2510
Oct 265
Oct 274
Oct 286
Oct 294
Oct 302
Oct 313

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 186 · 67.2%
Shindo 228 · 21.9%
Shindo 312 · 9.4%
Shindo 5−2 · 1.6%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.