EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 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 events137

Highest ShindoShindo 6−

Largest magnitudeM7.1

Events with tsunami status7

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth25.5 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 137 events for this period. The largest was M7.1, 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

Aug 14
Aug 22
Aug 35
Aug 42
Aug 51
Aug 65
Aug 71
Aug 812
Aug 915
Aug 107
Aug 117
Aug 124
Aug 134
Aug 143
Aug 153
Aug 164
Aug 174
Aug 185
Aug 196
Aug 203
Aug 214
Aug 223
Aug 235
Aug 245
Aug 253
Aug 263
Aug 275
Aug 283
Aug 292
Aug 304
Aug 313

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 195 · 69.3%
Shindo 228 · 20.4%
Shindo 39 · 6.6%
Shindo 42 · 1.5%
Shindo 5−2 · 1.5%
Shindo 6−1 · 0.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.