EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for October 2026

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 events181

Highest ShindoShindo 5−

Largest magnitudeM7.0

Events with tsunami status0

Average magnitude3.2

Average depth31.9 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 181 events for this period. The largest was M7.0, 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

Oct 18
Oct 28
Oct 311
Oct 48
Oct 58
Oct 64
Oct 75
Oct 810
Oct 94
Oct 109
Oct 113
Oct 126
Oct 135
Oct 144
Oct 156
Oct 162
Oct 173
Oct 186
Oct 196
Oct 202
Oct 213
Oct 223
Oct 236
Oct 244
Oct 256
Oct 268
Oct 278
Oct 285
Oct 297
Oct 306
Oct 317

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 1119 · 65.7%
Shindo 250 · 27.6%
Shindo 310 · 5.5%
Shindo 41 · 0.6%
Shindo 5−1 · 0.6%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.