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EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for 2016

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 events3,754
Highest ShindoShindo 7
Largest magnitudeM7.3
Events with tsunami status47
Average magnitude3.1
Average depth19.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 3,754 events for this period. The largest was M7.3, with maximum Shindo 7.

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

  • Jan158
  • Feb136
  • Mar112
  • Apr588
  • May648
  • Jun359
  • Jul274
  • Aug233
  • Sep209
  • Oct432
  • Nov317
  • Dec288
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Events by maximum Shindo

  • Shindo 12185 · 58.2%
  • Shindo 2922 · 24.6%
  • Shindo 3480 · 12.8%
  • Shindo 4138 · 3.7%
  • Shindo 5−15 · 0.4%
  • Shindo 5+4 · 0.1%
  • Shindo 6−6 · 0.2%
  • Shindo 6+3 · 0.1%
  • Shindo 71 · 0%
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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.

  1. Shindo5−Off the Coast of Fukushima PrefectureM7.310 km
  2. Shindo6+Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureM7.110 km
  3. Shindo5−Off the Coast of UrakawaM6.750 km
  4. Shindo6−Central Tottori PrefectureM6.610 km
  5. Shindo1Off the east Coast of KantoM6.510 km
  6. Shindo2the vicinity of TaiwanM6.410 km
  7. Shindo6+Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureM6.410 km
  8. Shindo7Kumamoto Region, Kumamoto PrefectureM6.410 km
  9. Shindo1Adjacent Sea of Ioto IslandM6.410 km
  10. Shindo6−Northern Ibaraki PrefectureM6.310 km