EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for December 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 events210

Highest ShindoShindo 6+

Largest magnitudeM7.6

Events with tsunami status19

Average magnitude3.7

Average depth28.3 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 210 events for this period. The largest was M7.6, 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

Dec 16
Dec 24
Dec 37
Dec 44
Dec 57
Dec 64
Dec 76
Dec 87
Dec 920
Dec 108
Dec 117
Dec 1214
Dec 133
Dec 1411
Dec 156
Dec 1610
Dec 174
Dec 186
Dec 197
Dec 209
Dec 2111
Dec 222
Dec 233
Dec 243
Dec 253
Dec 265
Dec 274
Dec 285
Dec 296
Dec 308
Dec 3110

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1127 · 60.5%
Shindo 253 · 25.2%
Shindo 320 · 9.5%
Shindo 49 · 4.3%
Shindo 6+1 · 0.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.