EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2024

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 events1,071

Highest ShindoShindo 7

Largest magnitudeM7.6

Events with tsunami status150

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth10.8 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 1,071 events for this period. The largest was M7.6, with maximum Shindo 7.

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

Jan 189
Jan 2176
Jan 3137
Jan 467
Jan 582
Jan 659
Jan 737
Jan 833
Jan 934
Jan 1038
Jan 1125
Jan 1225
Jan 1323
Jan 1424
Jan 1518
Jan 1620
Jan 1713
Jan 1811
Jan 1923
Jan 2013
Jan 218
Jan 2214
Jan 2310
Jan 2413
Jan 259
Jan 2615
Jan 2710
Jan 2810
Jan 299
Jan 3018
Jan 318

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1610 · 57%
Shindo 2274 · 25.6%
Shindo 3127 · 11.9%
Shindo 443 · 4%
Shindo 5−8 · 0.7%
Shindo 5+7 · 0.7%
Shindo 6−1 · 0.1%
Shindo 71 · 0.1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.