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Indonesia earthquakes in 1930

15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1930. The largest: M7.0 141 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia, Nov 10, 1930.

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

19291931

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Where every quake of 1930 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1930

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19300
February 193025.9119 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia
March 193025.8248 km SSW of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia
April 193025.8265 km NNW of Tual, Indonesia
May 193025.857 km NNE of Labuan Lombok, Indonesia
June 193026.123 km SSE of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
July 193015.5259 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia
August 19300
September 19300
October 193015.7170 km NNW of Insrom, Indonesia
November 193037.0141 km ENE of Sorong, Indonesia
December 19300

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 1930

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.