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Indonesia earthquakes in 1920

5 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1920. The largest: M7.0 188 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia, Jun 9, 1920.

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

19191921

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Where every quake of 1920 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1920

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19200
February 19200
March 192016.2134 km SW of Sinabang, Indonesia
April 19200
May 192026.3Banda Sea
June 192017.0188 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
July 192016.4168 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia
August 19200
September 19200
October 19200
November 19200
December 19200

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 1920

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.