Indonesia earthquakes in 1947
7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1947. The largest: M7.6 138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia, May 27, 1947.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1947 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1947
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.362 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.4151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.654 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.1128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.6138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.1south of Java, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.3195 km E of Biak, Indonesia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1947 | 0 | ||
| February 1947 | 0 | ||
| March 1947 | 0 | ||
| April 1947 | 1 | 7.3 | 195 km E of Biak, Indonesia |
| May 1947 | 2 | 7.6 | 138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia |
| June 1947 | 1 | 7.1 | 128 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| July 1947 | 0 | ||
| August 1947 | 0 | ||
| September 1947 | 1 | 6.6 | 54 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia |
| October 1947 | 1 | 6.4 | 151 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia |
| November 1947 | 1 | 6.3 | 62 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| December 1947 | 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.