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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for 2015

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 events1,730
Highest ShindoShindo 5+
Largest magnitudeM8.5
Events with tsunami status12
Average magnitude3.5
Average depth32.7 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 1,730 events for this period. The largest was M8.5, 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’.

EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events through the period

  • Jan98
  • Feb149
  • Mar137
  • Apr127
  • May157
  • Jun153
  • Jul130
  • Aug164
  • Sep124
  • Oct162
  • Nov159
  • Dec170
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 11094 · 63.2%
  • Shindo 2452 · 26.1%
  • Shindo 3142 · 8.2%
  • Shindo 432 · 1.8%
  • Shindo 5−5 · 0.3%
  • Shindo 5+5 · 0.3%
EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo5+Off the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsM8.5590 km
  2. Shindo4Off the west Coast of Satsuma PeninsulaM7.010 km
  3. Shindo4Off the west Coast of Ogasawara IslandsM6.9480 km
  4. Shindo4Off the Coast of SanrikuM6.910 km
  5. Shindo4Adjacent Sea of Yonagunijima IslandM6.80 km
  6. Shindo5+Off the Coast of Miyagi PrefectureM6.650 km
  7. Shindo2Adjacent Sea of Yonagunijima IslandM6.430 km
  8. Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Torishima IslandM6.310 km
  9. Shindo3Off the east Coast of HokkaidoM6.220 km
  10. Shindo3Off the Coast of SanrikuM6.110 km