Indonesia earthquakes in 1927
18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1927. The largest: M7.5 273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia, Jun 3, 1927.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1927 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1927
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8258 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1202 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.256 km N of Poso, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.5255 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7176 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.0150 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.8105 km NW of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.8103 km S of Banjar, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.6210 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.061 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7193 km SSE of Tarakan, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.255 km SSE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.149 km NW of Sorong, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 7.5273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.6227 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.8153 km SW of Padang, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 7.0199 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0100 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1927 | 0 | ||
| February 1927 | 1 | 6.0 | 100 km W of Luwuk, Indonesia |
| March 1927 | 1 | 7.0 | 199 km SSW of Katabu, Indonesia |
| April 1927 | 0 | ||
| May 1927 | 2 | 5.8 | 153 km SW of Padang, Indonesia |
| June 1927 | 2 | 7.5 | 273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia |
| July 1927 | 0 | ||
| August 1927 | 4 | 7.0 | 61 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia |
| September 1927 | 2 | 5.8 | 105 km NW of Nabire, Indonesia |
| October 1927 | 0 | ||
| November 1927 | 3 | 6.0 | 150 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia |
| December 1927 | 3 | 6.2 | 56 km N of Poso, 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.
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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.