Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Earthquakes Japan 2013

This is an overview of all the earthquakes in Japan in 2013, sorted per magnitude and shindo (震度, shaking intensity). This data was generated by using the Japan Meteorological Agency database.



The most earthquakes in a single category were shindo 1 and magnitude 3-3.9, still roughly double the amount of 2010.
Shindo 1 earthquakes ranged from magnitude 1 to 7.9.
Shindo 2 earthquakes ranged from magnitude 2 to 6.9.
Shindo 3 earthquakes ranged from magnitude 2 to 8.9 (Sea of Okhotsk, North of Hokkaido).
Shindo 4 earthquakes ranged from magnitude 3 to 7.9.
Shindo 5- earthquakes ranged from magnitude 4 to 5.9.
Shindo 5+ earthquakes ranged from magnitude 5 to 6.9.
The Shindo 6- earthquake fell into magnitude 6 to 6.9.

Below the frequency distribution of earthquakes during the year is shown:


Comparing the JMA statistics with the data from their database, all earthquakes were found in the database.

JMA:
Intensity 震度7 震度6強 震度6弱 震度5強 震度5弱 震度4 震度3 震度2 震度1 Total
2013 0 0 1 6 5 52 187 613 1523 2387

Database:
Intensity 震度7 震度6強 震度6弱 震度5強 震度5弱 震度4 震度3 震度2 震度1 Total
2013 0 0 1 6 5 52 187 613 1523 2387

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