October 7, 1923 Earthquake: Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia on October 7, 1923 at 03:29:34 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
- October 7, 1923
- Time
- 03:29:34 UTC
- Place
- Djailolo Gilolo, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.750° S, 128.750° E
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Central and South Pacific
- USGS record
- The USGS’s page for this earthquake
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.
Sources NCEI cites
The publications NCEI lists for this record. The numbers match the “reference #” notes in its account above.
- #88 Duda, Seweryn J. (1965). Secular seismic energy release in the circum-Pacific belt. Tectonophysics, vol. 2, no. 5, p. 409-452. DOI:10.1016/0040-1951(65)90035-1
- #130 Gutenberg, B. and C.F. Richter (1965). Seismicity of the earth and associated phenomena. Princeton University Press, 1954 (second edition); Hafner Publishing Company, New York and London (facsimile edition), 310 p.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 29, 1899, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- September 25, 2019, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- July 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- August 18, 1754, Ambon Island, Indonesia
- October 8, 1994, Halmahera, Indonesia
- October 6, 1860, Halmahera Island, Indonesia
- April 30, 1885, Buru I, Ambon I, Haruku I, Indonesia
- December 1657, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- July 12, 1673, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- February 22, 1922, Banda, Indonesia
- May 29, 2007, Labuha, Indonesia
- November 18, 1892, Seram Island, Indonesia
- January 4, 1854, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- March 30, 1903, Tifu, Masarete, Kajeli, Indonesia
- March 1, 1948, Seram, 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 2026-10-01. NCEI earthquake 3235. The written accounts and the magnitude estimates are from the USGS earthquake catalog, event iscgem911676, matched to this record by time, place and magnitude.