March 22, 1944 Earthquake: Flores, Indonesia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Flores, Indonesia on March 22, 1944 at 00:43:18 UTC, 220 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
- March 22, 1944
- Time
- 00:43:18 UTC
- Place
- Flores, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 220 km (137 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.500° S, 123.500° 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.
1944, March 26, 00:43:18 UTC. 8.5 S, 123.5 E, depth 220 km, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #88)
1944, March 26, 00:43:18 UTC. 8.5 S, 123.5 E, magnitude 7.5 MS. (reference #130)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 12, 1992, Flores Region, Maumere, Babi, Indonesia
- April 18, 1896, Alor Island, Timor, Indonesia
- November 26, 1987, Pantar, Mount Sirung, Timor, Indonesia
- November 11, 2004, Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia
- July 4, 1991, Kalabahi, Dili, Timor, Indonesia
- December 25, 1982, Eastern, Flores Island, Indonesia
- May 14, 1995, Timor, Dili, Maliana, Maubara, Indonesia
- March 16, 1961, Endeh, Flores, Indonesia
- October 5, 1891, Timor Sea, Indonesia
- April 23, 2004, Kupang, Timor, Indonesia
- November 4, 2015, Alor, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
- December 14, 2021, Flores Region, Indonesia
- July 14, 1989, Alor, Timor, Indonesia
- 1814, Timor Island, Kupang, Kissar Island, Indonesia
- July 18, 2005, Timor Tengah Utara, Timor, Indonesia
More
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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 3777.