EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for January 2025

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 events206

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.9

Events with tsunami status6

Average magnitude3.1

Average depth23.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 206 events for this period. The largest was M6.9, 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

Jan 14
Jan 42
Jan 58
Jan 64
Jan 76
Jan 86
Jan 91
Jan 103
Jan 112
Jan 123
Jan 137
Jan 1411
Jan 153
Jan 168
Jan 175
Jan 185
Jan 194
Jan 203
Jan 2115
Jan 228
Jan 2345
Jan 2414
Jan 2510
Jan 2610
Jan 275
Jan 283
Jan 292
Jan 305
Jan 314

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1129 · 62.6%
Shindo 258 · 28.2%
Shindo 315 · 7.3%
Shindo 42 · 1%
Shindo 5−2 · 1%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.