Indonesia earthquakes in 1953
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1953. The largest: M6.3 207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia, Jul 12, 1953.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1953 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1953
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.920 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 6.1174 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.8130 km SW of Singkil, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.0128 km N of Singaraja, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 28 km deep
- 6.053 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.7123 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 6.0267 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.9232 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.0177 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.3155 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia · 63 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1953 | 0 | ||
| February 1953 | 0 | ||
| March 1953 | 0 | ||
| April 1953 | 2 | 6.3 | 155 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia |
| May 1953 | 3 | 6.0 | 267 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| June 1953 | 1 | 6.0 | 53 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia |
| July 1953 | 1 | 6.3 | 207 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| August 1953 | 2 | 6.0 | 128 km N of Singaraja, Indonesia |
| September 1953 | 0 | ||
| October 1953 | 0 | ||
| November 1953 | 2 | 6.1 | 174 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia |
| December 1953 | 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.