EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for August 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 events431

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM6.1

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.0

Average depth18.9 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 431 events for this period. The largest was M6.1, 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

Aug 133
Aug 235
Aug 319
Aug 426
Aug 518
Aug 621
Aug 713
Aug 814
Aug 917
Aug 1015
Aug 1120
Aug 1215
Aug 1310
Aug 1421
Aug 1516
Aug 1617
Aug 1710
Aug 1810
Aug 194
Aug 2012
Aug 2110
Aug 226
Aug 238
Aug 2410
Aug 258
Aug 2613
Aug 275
Aug 289
Aug 296
Aug 306
Aug 314

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1301 · 69.8%
Shindo 283 · 19.3%
Shindo 334 · 7.9%
Shindo 411 · 2.6%
Shindo 5−2 · 0.5%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.