EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events131

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM6.0

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth31.1 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 131 events for this period. The largest was M6.0, 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

May 14
May 26
May 38
May 45
May 54
May 63
May 74
May 84
May 93
May 105
May 117
May 125
May 133
May 142
May 153
May 165
May 175
May 184
May 194
May 202
May 214
May 225
May 233
May 242
May 253
May 266
May 273
May 284
May 296
May 304
May 315

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 184 · 64.1%
Shindo 233 · 25.2%
Shindo 312 · 9.2%
Shindo 42 · 1.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.