EARTHQUAKE STATISTICS

Japan earthquake statistics for 2026

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

In progressData updated: Sep 23, 2026, 06:45 JST

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

Catalogue events2,144

Highest ShindoShindo 7

Largest magnitudeM7.5

Events with tsunami status39

Average magnitude3.3

Average depth22.4 km

The JISHINDESU catalogue contains 2,144 events for this period. The largest was M7.5, 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

Jan273
Feb136
Mar203
Apr194
May165
Jun154
Jul451
Aug431
Sep137
OctNot in period
NovNot in period
DecNot in period

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Events by maximum Shindo

Shindo 11374 · 64.1%
Shindo 2501 · 23.4%
Shindo 3203 · 9.5%
Shindo 446 · 2.1%
Shindo 5−12 · 0.6%
Shindo 5+5 · 0.2%
Shindo 6−1 · 0%
Shindo 6+1 · 0%
Shindo 71 · 0%

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Largest events by magnitude

Place names follow the available source or romanised name.