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Indonesia earthquakes in 1907

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1907. The largest: M8.2 The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami, Jan 4, 1907.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1907 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1907

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 190718.2The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
February 19070
March 19070
April 190715.9southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
May 190716.435 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
June 190727.564 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia
July 190716.3Sulawesi, Indonesia
August 19070
September 19070
October 190716.4200 km SW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
November 190716.5253 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
December 190716.2264 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Indonesia nowWorldwide in 1907

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.