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Indonesia earthquakes in 1943

10 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1943. The largest: M7.7 26 km S of Sijunjung, Indonesia, Jun 9, 1943.

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

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Where every quake of 1943 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1943

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19430
February 194316.0177 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia
March 19430
April 194317.030 km WNW of Labuan, Indonesia
May 19430
June 194337.726 km S of Sijunjung, Indonesia
July 194317.487 km SSW of Srandakan, Indonesia
August 19430
September 194326.5103 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia
October 19430
November 194317.7147 km E of Tual, Indonesia
December 194316.589 km SW of Abepura, 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

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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.