Indonesia earthquakes in 1948
9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1948. The largest: M7.1 124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia, Mar 1, 1948.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1948 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1948
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.8113 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3138 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.367 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 6.8Papua, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.9Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.429 km W of Labuan, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.6135 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 7.1124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.5129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1948 | 1 | 6.5 | 129 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia |
| February 1948 | 0 | ||
| March 1948 | 4 | 7.1 | 124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia |
| April 1948 | 1 | 6.8 | Papua, Indonesia |
| May 1948 | 0 | ||
| June 1948 | 1 | 6.3 | 67 km NW of Sabang, Indonesia |
| July 1948 | 1 | 6.3 | 138 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| August 1948 | 0 | ||
| September 1948 | 1 | 5.8 | 113 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia |
| October 1948 | 0 | ||
| November 1948 | 0 | ||
| December 1948 | 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.