Indonesia earthquakes in 1968
52 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1968. The largest: M7.7 121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia, Aug 10, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.6144 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 19 km deep
- 6.146 km ESE of Ransiki, Indonesia · 26 km deep
- 5.5161 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.7269 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 90 km deep
- 5.882 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 76 km deep
- 5.616 km NNW of Amahai, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 43 km deep
- 6.1125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.5154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.583 km WNW of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 61 km deep
- 5.831 km S of Payakumbuh, Indonesia · 130 km deep
- 5.835 km ESE of Ambon, Indonesia · 105 km deep
- 5.5150 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 161 km deep
- 5.5Sunda Strait, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.5Molucca Sea · 15 km deep
- 5.5136 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 16 km deep
- 5.8130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.5133 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.5142 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.0129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 46 km deep
- 5.791 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 10 km deep
- 5.574 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 7.2112 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 17 km deep
- 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.5142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.0136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.5114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 5.8117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 7.7121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 6.392 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia · 33 km deep
- 5.8Kepulauan Aru region, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.0194 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.858 km ENE of Fef, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.257 km NNE of Masamba, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 6.977 km NNW of Masamba, Indonesia · 24 km deep
- 7.5143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 6.2173 km SSW of Galesong, Indonesia · 619 km deep
- 5.564 km WSW of Ambon, Indonesia · 47 km deep
- 5.6184 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0169 km SE of Fakfak, Indonesia · 18 km deep
- 6.1191 km N of Gili Air, Indonesia · 554 km deep
- 6.1164 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 5.7134 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 423 km deep
- 5.819 km WNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 53 km deep
- 5.654 km SE of Ambon, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.7166 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 85 km deep
- 5.6141 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 100 km deep
- 5.5289 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 77 km deep
- 6.3117 km NNW of Sumenep, Indonesia · 596 km deep
- 6.835 km SW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.517 km SSE of Kuningan, Indonesia · 141 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1968 in Indonesia.
- 7.7121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 7.5143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 7.2112 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 17 km deep
- 6.977 km NNW of Masamba, Indonesia · 24 km deep
- 6.835 km SW of Ruteng, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.5114 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 6.392 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia · 33 km deep
- 6.3117 km NNW of Sumenep, Indonesia · 596 km deep
- 6.2173 km SSW of Galesong, Indonesia · 619 km deep
- 6.257 km NNE of Masamba, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 6.1148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 43 km deep
- 6.1191 km N of Gili Air, Indonesia · 554 km deep
- 6.1164 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 6.146 km ESE of Ransiki, Indonesia · 26 km deep
- 6.1125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.0129 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 46 km deep
- 6.0136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.0169 km SE of Fakfak, Indonesia · 18 km deep
- 6.0194 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.9147 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.8142 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.8130 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.858 km ENE of Fef, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.8117 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.8Kepulauan Aru region, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 4 | 6.8 | 35 km SW of Ruteng, Indonesia |
| February 1968 | 4 | 5.8 | 19 km WNW of Rantepao, Indonesia |
| March 1968 | 4 | 6.1 | 191 km N of Gili Air, Indonesia |
| April 1968 | 2 | 5.6 | 184 km WNW of Nabire, Indonesia |
| May 1968 | 2 | 7.5 | 143 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| June 1968 | 3 | 6.9 | 77 km NNW of Masamba, Indonesia |
| July 1968 | 3 | 6.3 | 92 km NW of Manokwari, Indonesia |
| August 1968 | 16 | 7.7 | 121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia |
| September 1968 | 2 | 5.5 | Sunda Strait, Indonesia |
| October 1968 | 5 | 6.1 | 125 km E of Bitung, Indonesia |
| November 1968 | 3 | 6.1 | 148 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| December 1968 | 4 | 6.1 | 46 km ESE of Ransiki, 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.