Indonesia earthquakes in 1932
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1932. The largest: M7.7 148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia, May 14, 1932.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1932 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1932
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.325 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.2120 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.819 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.0186 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.2204 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9169 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.871 km E of Amahai, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.9246 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.168 km NW of Singkil, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 7.7148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.5140 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.094 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.571 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1932 | 0 | ||
| February 1932 | 0 | ||
| March 1932 | 2 | 6.5 | 71 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia |
| April 1932 | 1 | 6.0 | 94 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia |
| May 1932 | 2 | 7.7 | 148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia |
| June 1932 | 2 | 6.1 | 68 km NW of Singkil, Indonesia |
| July 1932 | 5 | 6.2 | 204 km E of Nabire, Indonesia |
| August 1932 | 1 | 6.2 | 120 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| September 1932 | 1 | 6.3 | 25 km NNW of Ambon, Indonesia |
| October 1932 | 0 | ||
| November 1932 | 0 | ||
| December 1932 | 0 |
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.