Japan earthquake statistics for March 2025
Catalogue events, magnitude, maximum Shindo, depth and tsunami statuses for the same reporting period.
Full periodData updated:
This is a completed period, although later additions and corrections can still revise totals.
Catalogue events135
Highest ShindoShindo 4
Largest magnitudeM5.8
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.5
Average depth37.2 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 135 events for this period. The largest was M5.8, 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’.
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Events through the period
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Events by maximum Shindo
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS
Largest events by magnitude
Place names follow the available source or romanised name.
- Shindo3Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM5.850 km
- Shindo4Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandM5.860 km
- Shindo1Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima IslandM5.2130 km
- Shindo2Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM5.240 km
- Shindo2Off the southeast Coast of Chiba PrefectureM4.960 km
- Shindo2Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM4.930 km
- Shindo1Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM4.930 km
- Shindo4Amakusa and Ashikita Region, Kumamoto PrefectureM4.80 km
- Shindo1Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM4.870 km
- Shindo4Off the Coast of Noto PeninsulaM4.710 km