December 16, 1910 Earthquake: Talaud Islands, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Talaud Islands, Indonesia on December 16, 1910 at 14:45 UTC.
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
- December 16, 1910
- Time
- 14:45 UTC
- Place
- Talaud Islands, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.500° N, 126.000° 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.
1910, December 16, 14:44.9 UTC, 4.5 N, 126 E, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #1086)
1910, December 16, 14:45 UTC, 5 N, 125 E, shallow depth, magnitude 7.2 MS. (reference #88)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- March 2, 1856, Sangihe Pulau (Volcanic), Indonesia
- March 14, 1913, Sangihe Island, Indonesia
- June 7, 2026, S, Indonesia, Mindanao, Philippines
- November 17, 2023, Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
- April 1, 1936, Talaud Islands, Indonesia
- February 11, 2009, Kepulauan Talaud, Indonesia
- August 5, 2026, Sarangani, Philippines
- December 18, 1910, Sulawesi-N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- April 28, 2017, Sarangani, Philippines
- January 30, 1969, Talaud Islands, Mindanao, Visayan, Indonesia
- February 9, 1894, Davao Gulf, SE Mindanao, Philippines
- September 24, 1957, Philippines
- June 11, 1972, Celebes Sea, 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 2917.