Indonesia earthquakes in 1939
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1939. The largest: M8.1 1939 Sulawesi Earthquake, Dec 22, 1939.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1939 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1939
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 8.11939 Sulawesi Earthquake · 150 km deep
- 5.9257 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.655 km SW of Banjar, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.7229 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.379 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.8105 km SSE of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9144 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.2122 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9108 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.5243 km S of Dampit, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.790 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.8106 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.8226 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.575 km NE of Sabang, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.8147 km N of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1939 | 2 | 5.8 | 147 km N of Ambon, Indonesia |
| February 1939 | 2 | 5.8 | 106 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| March 1939 | 1 | 5.7 | 90 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| April 1939 | 0 | ||
| May 1939 | 3 | 6.2 | 122 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| June 1939 | 2 | 5.9 | 144 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| July 1939 | 3 | 6.3 | 79 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| August 1939 | 0 | ||
| September 1939 | 1 | 5.9 | 257 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| October 1939 | 0 | ||
| November 1939 | 0 | ||
| December 1939 | 1 | 8.1 | 1939 Sulawesi Earthquake |
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.