EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for April 2026

Catalogue events, magnitude, maximum Shindo, depth and tsunami statuses for the same reporting period.

Full periodData updated: Sep 23, 2026, 06:45 JST

This is a completed period, although later additions and corrections can still revise totals.

Catalogue events194

Highest ShindoShindo 5+

Largest magnitudeM7.5

Events with tsunami status10

Average magnitude3.4

Average depth22.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 194 events for this period. The largest was M7.5, 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

Apr 13
Apr 26
Apr 35
Apr 410
Apr 56
Apr 68
Apr 73
Apr 85
Apr 94
Apr 104
Apr 113
Apr 122
Apr 134
Apr 144
Apr 157
Apr 161
Apr 179
Apr 1817
Apr 1910
Apr 2017
Apr 219
Apr 2211
Apr 2313
Apr 244
Apr 253
Apr 265
Apr 278
Apr 286
Apr 292
Apr 305

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1128 · 66%
Shindo 245 · 23.2%
Shindo 316 · 8.2%
Shindo 5−2 · 1%
Shindo 5+3 · 1.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.