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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for July 2023

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 events120
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM5.5
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.3
Average depth32.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 120 events for this period. The largest was M5.5, 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

  • Jul 13
  • Jul 26
  • Jul 35
  • Jul 51
  • Jul 63
  • Jul 74
  • Jul 86
  • Jul 93
  • Jul 107
  • Jul 113
  • Jul 122
  • Jul 133
  • Jul 143
  • Jul 152
  • Jul 166
  • Jul 175
  • Jul 182
  • Jul 193
  • Jul 2010
  • Jul 214
  • Jul 226
  • Jul 234
  • Jul 245
  • Jul 252
  • Jul 265
  • Jul 275
  • Jul 284
  • Jul 293
  • Jul 303
  • Jul 312
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Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 178 · 65%
  • Shindo 233 · 27.5%
  • Shindo 37 · 5.8%
  • Shindo 42 · 1.7%
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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo1Off the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsM5.5450 km
  2. Shindo2Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM5.090 km
  3. Shindo4Hyuganada SeaM4.940 km
  4. Shindo2Off the Coast of Iwate PrefectureM4.950 km
  5. Shindo2Off the east Coast of Chiba PrefectureM4.940 km
  6. Shindo4Off the Coast of Ibaraki PrefectureM4.850 km
  7. Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Oki IslandsM4.510 km
  8. Shindo3Southern Tochigi PrefectureM4.470 km
  9. Shindo3Hyuganada SeaM4.440 km
  10. Shindo3Northeastern Chiba PrefectureM4.450 km