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Indonesia earthquakes in 1926

24 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1926. The largest: M7.6 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia, Oct 26, 1926.

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

19251927

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Where every quake of 1926 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1926

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19260
February 19260
March 192615.777 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia
April 19260
May 192615.9southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia
June 192626.650 km S of Pekanbaru, Indonesia
July 192636.7106 km S of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia
August 192626.7236 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
September 192647.1138 km SSE of Pundong, Indonesia
October 192697.6158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
November 192615.9215 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia
December 192616.2south of Sumba, 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 1926

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.