Indonesia earthquakes in 1929
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1929. The largest: M6.7 171 km W of Meulaboh, Indonesia, Dec 9, 1929.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1929 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1929
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6247 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.7171 km W of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.015 km NNE of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3227 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.696 km WSW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1136 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.730 km WNW of Sibolga, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.878 km SSE of Dampit, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.997 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.029 km WSW of Amahai, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6262 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.5131 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.266 km NW of Tual, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.978 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0149 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7209 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.8282 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.556 km NE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9Papua, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0111 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.064 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1929 | 2 | 6.0 | 111 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| February 1929 | 2 | 5.9 | Papua, Indonesia |
| March 1929 | 3 | 6.0 | 149 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia |
| April 1929 | 1 | 5.9 | 78 km NE of Tual, Indonesia |
| May 1929 | 4 | 6.5 | 131 km NE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| June 1929 | 2 | 5.9 | 97 km NNW of Jayapura, Indonesia |
| July 1929 | 2 | 5.7 | north of Halmahera, Indonesia |
| August 1929 | 0 | ||
| September 1929 | 1 | 5.7 | 30 km WNW of Sibolga, Indonesia |
| October 1929 | 0 | ||
| November 1929 | 3 | 6.3 | 227 km SE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| December 1929 | 3 | 6.7 | 171 km W of Meulaboh, 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.