EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for March 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 events201

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM5.8

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth23.6 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 201 events for this period. The largest was M5.8, 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

Mar 111
Mar 216
Mar 310
Mar 47
Mar 59
Mar 65
Mar 715
Mar 87
Mar 910
Mar 102
Mar 116
Mar 124
Mar 135
Mar 1413
Mar 157
Mar 165
Mar 175
Mar 186
Mar 194
Mar 203
Mar 214
Mar 226
Mar 235
Mar 244
Mar 256
Mar 264
Mar 273
Mar 285
Mar 295
Mar 304
Mar 315

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1118 · 58.7%
Shindo 258 · 28.9%
Shindo 315 · 7.5%
Shindo 48 · 4%
Shindo 5−2 · 1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.