EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for September 2026

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

In progressData updated: Sep 23, 2026, 06:44 JST

This period is still in progress. Results do not cover a complete period and can change after new or corrected reports.

Catalogue events137

Highest ShindoShindo 4

Largest magnitudeM5.1

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth21.2 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 137 events for this period. The largest was M5.1, 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

Sep 14
Sep 211
Sep 37
Sep 49
Sep 53
Sep 65
Sep 74
Sep 87
Sep 96
Sep 106
Sep 116
Sep 122
Sep 138
Sep 146
Sep 154
Sep 166
Sep 177
Sep 185
Sep 1910
Sep 203
Sep 2110
Sep 227
Sep 231

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 191 · 66.4%
Shindo 234 · 24.8%
Shindo 311 · 8%
Shindo 41 · 0.7%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.