Indonesia earthquakes in 1928
21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1928. The largest: M6.7 24 km ESE of Ruteng, Indonesia, Nov 28, 1928.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1928 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1928
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.938 km N of Singkil, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.6203 km WSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.724 km ESE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.1238 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.989 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.6134 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.4125 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1118 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.850 km ENE of Sabang, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7123 km W of Waingapu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.818 km NNE of Sengkang, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.7136 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.5120 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.8128 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9157 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.965 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.081 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.070 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.358 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9245 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1928 | 1 | 6.3 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| February 1928 | 0 | ||
| March 1928 | 6 | 6.3 | 58 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia |
| April 1928 | 0 | ||
| May 1928 | 1 | 5.8 | 128 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| June 1928 | 2 | 5.7 | 136 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| July 1928 | 3 | 5.8 | 50 km ENE of Sabang, Indonesia |
| August 1928 | 1 | 6.1 | 118 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| September 1928 | 2 | 6.4 | 125 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| October 1928 | 2 | 6.1 | 238 km E of Nabire, Indonesia |
| November 1928 | 1 | 6.7 | 24 km ESE of Ruteng, Indonesia |
| December 1928 | 2 | 6.6 | 203 km WSW of Nabire, 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.