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Indonesia earthquakes in 1954

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1954. The largest: M6.9 35 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia, Jun 7, 1954.

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

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Where every quake of 1954 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1954

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195416.269 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia
February 19540
March 19540
April 19540
May 195426.0205 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia
June 195436.935 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia
July 195416.850 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia
August 195415.9137 km NW of Ambon, Indonesia
September 195426.4163 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia
October 195416.0240 km SSW of Sofifi, Indonesia
November 195416.746 km NE of Bima, Indonesia
December 19540

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

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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.