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Indonesia earthquakes in 1941

21 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1941. The largest: M7.4 33 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia, Nov 9, 1941.

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

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Where every quake of 1941 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1941

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 194126.7152 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
February 194136.226 km E of Kefamenanu, Indonesia
March 194115.743 km SW of Padang, Indonesia
April 194116.2106 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
May 19410
June 194136.254 km SW of Palu, Indonesia
July 19410
August 19410
September 194136.5161 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia
October 194145.8186 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia
November 194137.433 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
December 194116.094 km E of Palopo, 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 1941

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.