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Indonesia earthquakes in 1909

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1909. The largest: M7.6 76 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia, Jun 4, 1909.

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

19081910

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Where every quake of 1909 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1909

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19090
February 19090
March 190916.8109 km WSW of Luwuk, Indonesia
April 190916.5182 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
May 19090
June 190917.676 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
July 19090
August 19090
September 19090
October 19090
November 19090
December 19090

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 1909

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.