EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for April 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 events225

Highest ShindoShindo 6−

Largest magnitudeM6.9

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth35.2 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 225 events for this period. The largest was M6.9, with maximum Shindo 6−.

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

Apr 17
Apr 29
Apr 38
Apr 47
Apr 53
Apr 67
Apr 73
Apr 89
Apr 98
Apr 105
Apr 116
Apr 125
Apr 138
Apr 143
Apr 152
Apr 164
Apr 1711
Apr 1833
Apr 1910
Apr 208
Apr 2110
Apr 224
Apr 235
Apr 2410
Apr 256
Apr 267
Apr 275
Apr 287
Apr 299
Apr 306

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1146 · 64.9%
Shindo 253 · 23.6%
Shindo 320 · 8.9%
Shindo 43 · 1.3%
Shindo 5−2 · 0.9%
Shindo 6−1 · 0.4%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.