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Indonesia earthquakes in 1952

6 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1952. The largest: M6.6 150 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia, May 24, 1952.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

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Where every quake of 1952 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1952

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19520
February 19520
March 195226.348 km NW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
April 19520
May 195216.6150 km WNW of Pariaman, Indonesia
June 195216.1140 km ESE of Katabu, Indonesia
July 195216.5122 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia
August 195215.773 km WNW of Singkil, Indonesia
September 19520
October 19520
November 19520
December 19520

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Indonesia nowWorldwide in 1952

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.