Indonesia earthquakes in 1949
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1949. The largest: M7.0 86 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia, Mar 27, 1949.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1949 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1949
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.4105 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9128 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 7.0134 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.8southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.2153 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 6.343 km W of Labuan, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 5.965 km SE of Ruteng, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.230 km SSE of Waingapu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.5northern Sumatra, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 6.472 km SSW of Sigli, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 6.386 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 7.086 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 6.3southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 6.532 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia · 25 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1949 | 0 | ||
| February 1949 | 1 | 6.5 | 32 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia |
| March 1949 | 2 | 7.0 | 86 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| April 1949 | 1 | 6.3 | 86 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia |
| May 1949 | 4 | 6.4 | 72 km SSW of Sigli, Indonesia |
| June 1949 | 2 | 6.3 | 43 km W of Labuan, Indonesia |
| July 1949 | 1 | 5.8 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| August 1949 | 0 | ||
| September 1949 | 2 | 7.0 | 134 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia |
| October 1949 | 0 | ||
| November 1949 | 1 | 6.4 | 105 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia |
| December 1949 | 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.