EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for May 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 events118

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM6.1

Events with tsunami status1

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth33.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 118 events for this period. The largest was M6.1, 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 13
May 24
May 43
May 56
May 65
May 73
May 83
May 93
May 102
May 113
May 124
May 133
May 148
May 158
May 161
May 175
May 183
May 194
May 203
May 214
May 222
May 234
May 242
May 253
May 264
May 273
May 284
May 298
May 301
May 319

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 178 · 66.1%
Shindo 230 · 25.4%
Shindo 35 · 4.2%
Shindo 45 · 4.2%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.