Indonesia earthquakes in 1959
22 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1959. The largest: M6.9 44 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia, Mar 2, 1959.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1959 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1959
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.436 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.6160 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.6160 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.2167 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.0south of Java, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.6108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.842 km SE of Singkil, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.8164 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9138 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.1148 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.150 km NNE of Katabu, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.5189 km NE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.859 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.793 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.077 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 5.863 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.3186 km NE of Tual, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.7199 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.248 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.944 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.896 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.8Papua, Indonesia · 30 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1959 | 1 | 5.8 | Papua, Indonesia |
| February 1959 | 1 | 5.8 | 96 km NNW of Maumere, Indonesia |
| March 1959 | 1 | 6.9 | 44 km ENE of Manokwari, Indonesia |
| April 1959 | 3 | 6.3 | 186 km NE of Tual, Indonesia |
| May 1959 | 1 | 5.8 | 63 km SSE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| June 1959 | 1 | 6.0 | 77 km SSE of Maumere, Indonesia |
| July 1959 | 3 | 5.8 | 59 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia |
| August 1959 | 0 | ||
| September 1959 | 4 | 6.1 | 148 km SE of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| October 1959 | 2 | 6.6 | 108 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia |
| November 1959 | 3 | 6.6 | 160 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia |
| December 1959 | 2 | 6.4 | 36 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia |
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.