Indonesia earthquakes in 1946
8 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1946. The largest: M7.0 122 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia, May 8, 1946.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1946 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1946
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.4150 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.0122 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.874 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 6.644 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 6.2211 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1161 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9240 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.2211 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1946 | 2 | 6.2 | 211 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| February 1946 | 2 | 6.2 | 211 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia |
| March 1946 | 1 | 6.6 | 44 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| April 1946 | 1 | 5.8 | 74 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia |
| May 1946 | 1 | 7.0 | 122 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| June 1946 | 1 | 6.4 | 150 km NW of Amahai, Indonesia |
| July 1946 | 0 | ||
| August 1946 | 0 | ||
| September 1946 | 0 | ||
| October 1946 | 0 | ||
| November 1946 | 0 | ||
| December 1946 | 0 |
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.