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Indonesia earthquakes in 1924

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1924. The largest: M6.6 117 km E of Palopo, Indonesia, Feb 14, 1924.

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

19231925

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Where every quake of 1924 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1924

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19240
February 192416.6117 km E of Palopo, Indonesia
March 192415.974 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
April 192416.262 km N of Bontang, Indonesia
May 192426.4212 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia
June 19240
July 192416.5100 km E of Palopo, Indonesia
August 19240
September 19240
October 19240
November 19240
December 192416.5south of Java, 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 1924

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.