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Indonesia earthquakes in 1933

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1933. The largest: M7.5 48 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia, Jun 25, 1933.

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

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Where every quake of 1933 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1933

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19330
February 193315.8153 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia
March 193315.8217 km NNE of Amahai, Indonesia
April 193316.2132 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia
May 193326.2184 km N of Bireun, Indonesia
June 193337.548 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia
July 193325.971 km SSE of Tual, Indonesia
August 19330
September 193316.1259 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia
October 19330
November 19330
December 19330

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

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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.