Indonesia earthquakes in 1938
20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1938. The largest: M8.5 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake, Feb 2, 1938.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1938 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1938
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8158 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3139 km SSE of Dompu, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.5southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.270 km SE of Maumere, Indonesia · 66 km deep
- 6.1199 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.2182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0115 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.724 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.4232 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.8148 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.895 km N of Tual, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.141 km SE of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 6.4150 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.7251 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.1170 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.7120 km NE of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.7180 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.776 km SSE of Padang, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 8.51938 Banda Sea Earthquake · 25 km deep
- 6.263 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1938 | 1 | 6.2 | 63 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| February 1938 | 2 | 8.5 | 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake |
| March 1938 | 0 | ||
| April 1938 | 0 | ||
| May 1938 | 2 | 7.7 | 120 km NE of Palu, Indonesia |
| June 1938 | 2 | 7.1 | 170 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia |
| July 1938 | 1 | 6.4 | 150 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| August 1938 | 5 | 6.4 | 232 km SSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| September 1938 | 0 | ||
| October 1938 | 4 | 7.2 | 182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| November 1938 | 1 | 6.5 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| December 1938 | 2 | 6.3 | 139 km SSE of Dompu, 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.