May 28, 1942 Earthquake: Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia

Name: May 28, 1942 Earthquake: Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
Start: 1942-05-28
Location: Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia

May 28, 1942 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia on May 28, 1942 at 01:01:48 UTC, 120 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: May 28, 1942
Time: 01:01:48 UTC
Place: Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia
Magnitude: 7.5 (Ms)
Focal depth: 120 km (75 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 0.000° N, 124.000° E
Country: Indonesia
Region: Central and South Pacific

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.

1942, May 28, 01:01:48 UTC. 0.0 N, 124 E, depth 120 km, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #88)

1942, May 28, 01:01:48 UTC. 0.0 N, 124 E, depth 120 km, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #130)

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.

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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 3705.