Indonesia earthquakes in 1955
11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1955. The largest: M7.0 190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia, May 17, 1955.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1955 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1955
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.486 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.783 km W of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.4181 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.0118 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia · 41 km deep
- 6.7226 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia · 41 km deep
- 5.9283 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.3Papua, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 6.4244 km SSW of Trenggalek, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 7.0190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.1southern Sumatra, Indonesia · 38 km deep
- 6.3229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1955 | 0 | ||
| February 1955 | 1 | 6.3 | 229 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| March 1955 | 1 | 6.1 | southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| April 1955 | 0 | ||
| May 1955 | 3 | 7.0 | 190 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia |
| June 1955 | 0 | ||
| July 1955 | 1 | 5.9 | 283 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia |
| August 1955 | 1 | 6.7 | 226 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| September 1955 | 2 | 6.4 | 181 km ENE of Tual, Indonesia |
| October 1955 | 2 | 6.4 | 86 km NE of Luwuk, Indonesia |
| November 1955 | 0 | ||
| December 1955 | 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.