Indonesia earthquakes in 1951
16 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1951. The largest: M6.5 213 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia, Oct 31, 1951.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1951 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1951
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.0210 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.8205 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.5213 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.975 km SSE of Pelabuhanratu, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 5.9146 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1138 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.298 km S of Abepura, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.1185 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.957 km ESE of Kendari, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.1199 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3112 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.0159 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.3139 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.0240 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9121 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.3161 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1951 | 2 | 6.3 | 161 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia |
| February 1951 | 1 | 6.0 | 240 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| March 1951 | 0 | ||
| April 1951 | 1 | 6.3 | 139 km WSW of Waingapu, Indonesia |
| May 1951 | 3 | 6.3 | 112 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| June 1951 | 1 | 5.9 | 57 km ESE of Kendari, Indonesia |
| July 1951 | 1 | 6.1 | 185 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia |
| August 1951 | 2 | 6.2 | 98 km S of Abepura, Indonesia |
| September 1951 | 1 | 5.9 | 146 km S of Tondano, Indonesia |
| October 1951 | 4 | 6.5 | 213 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| November 1951 | 0 | ||
| December 1951 | 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.