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Indonesia earthquakes in 1958

9 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1958. The largest: M6.5 143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia, Aug 13, 1958.

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

19571959

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Where every quake of 1958 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1958

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19580
February 195826.068 km S of Banjar, Indonesia
March 19580
April 195815.8171 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia
May 19580
June 19580
July 195816.5168 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia
August 195836.5143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia
September 19580
October 195816.0103 km S of Sumberpucung, Indonesia
November 195816.0268 km S of Dampit, Indonesia
December 19580

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.

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Indonesia nowWorldwide in 1958

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.