January 22, 1905 Earthquake: Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia on January 22, 1905 at 02:43:54 UTC, 90 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- January 22, 1905
- Time
- 02:43:54 UTC
- Place
- Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 8.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 90 km (56 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.000° N, 123.000° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
January 22, 02:43:54 UTC, 1 N, 123 E, depth 90 km, magnitude 8.4 MS. (reference #88)
January 22, 1905, 02:43.9 UTC, 1 N, 123 E, depth 90 km, magnitude 7.75 MS. (reference #130)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 16, 2008, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- April 18, 1990, Bolaang-Gorontalo, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- January 29, 1920, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- June 20, 1991, Gorontalo, Mamado, Minahassa, Indonesia
- August 25, 1871, Gorontalo, Indonesia
- November 25, 1997, Minahassa Peninsula,gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- December 21, 1939, Kalo,luwuk,sula I, Centrtal Sulawesi, Indonesia
- May 28, 1942, Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
- September 11, 1930, Amurang Island, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2702.