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Indonesia earthquakes in 1934

20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1934. The largest: M6.8 68 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia, Jul 19, 1934.

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

19331935

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Where every quake of 1934 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1934

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 193415.939 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
February 193446.3166 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia
March 19340
April 193446.5141 km NNE of Singaraja, Indonesia
May 193435.8232 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia
June 19340
July 193426.868 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia
August 193426.4144 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
September 193425.782 km N of Luwuk, Indonesia
October 19340
November 193416.4107 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
December 193415.898 km SW of Pelabuhanratu, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Indonesia nowWorldwide in 1934

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.