Japan earthquake statistics for February 2026
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 events136
Highest ShindoShindo 3
Largest magnitudeM5.6
Events with tsunami status0
Average magnitude3.8
Average depth35.5 km
The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 136 events for this period. The largest was M5.6, with maximum Shindo 3.
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.
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandM5.620 km
- Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima IslandM5.610 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandM5.510 km
- Shindo3Off the northeast Coast of Amami-Oshima IslandM5.560 km
- Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima IslandM5.40 km
- Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandM5.410 km
- Shindo2Off the northwest Coast of Miyakojima IslandM5.310 km
- Shindo1Off the southeast Coast of Etorofu IslandM5.30 km
- Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Miyakojima IslandM5.20 km
- Shindo3Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM5.260 km