Indonesia earthquakes in 1970
39 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1970. The largest: M6.7 146 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia, Mar 28, 1970.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1970 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1970
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.623 km WNW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 88 km deep
- 5.658 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 71 km deep
- 6.043 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 70 km deep
- 6.159 km NE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 43 km deep
- 5.523 km SSE of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 95 km deep
- 5.780 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 115 km deep
- 5.798 km WSW of Labuha, Indonesia · 18 km deep
- 5.7205 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7128 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.662 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 5.6209 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.712 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 22 km deep
- 5.8283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 80 km deep
- 5.5115 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 19 km deep
- 5.877 km SW of Dompu, Indonesia · 99 km deep
- 6.0121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.6175 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.639 km N of Singkil, Indonesia · 61 km deep
- 5.563 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia · 119 km deep
- 5.597 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 5.737 km W of Langsa, Indonesia · 10 km deep
- 5.6175 km ENE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9166 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.5167 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.6Banda Sea · 545 km deep
- 5.6200 km S of Waingapu, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.763 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 6.7146 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
- 5.5134 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 69 km deep
- 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 48 km deep
- 5.5137 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 95 km deep
- 5.756 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 176 km deep
- 5.6219 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 5.964 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 138 km deep
- 6.5125 km NNE of Paciran, Indonesia · 623 km deep
- 5.8236 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 6.049 km W of Kupang, Indonesia · 26 km deep
- 5.877 km SSW of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 67 km deep
- 5.5129 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 146 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1970 in Indonesia.
- 6.7146 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia · 33 km deep
- 6.712 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia · 22 km deep
- 6.5125 km NNE of Paciran, Indonesia · 623 km deep
- 6.159 km NE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 43 km deep
- 6.043 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 70 km deep
- 6.049 km W of Kupang, Indonesia · 26 km deep
- 6.0121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9166 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.964 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 138 km deep
- 5.877 km SW of Dompu, Indonesia · 99 km deep
- 5.877 km SSW of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia · 67 km deep
- 5.8283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 80 km deep
- 5.8236 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 5.798 km WSW of Labuha, Indonesia · 18 km deep
- 5.763 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 5.7138 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 48 km deep
- 5.737 km W of Langsa, Indonesia · 10 km deep
- 5.7128 km S of Manokwari, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.756 km NNW of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia · 176 km deep
- 5.7205 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.780 km N of Ternate, Indonesia · 115 km deep
- 5.6219 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 5.658 km SSE of Praya, Indonesia · 71 km deep
- 5.6209 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6175 km NNE 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 1970 | 3 | 6.0 | 49 km W of Kupang, Indonesia |
| February 1970 | 5 | 6.5 | 125 km NNE of Paciran, Indonesia |
| March 1970 | 4 | 6.7 | 146 km NNW of Palu, Indonesia |
| April 1970 | 2 | 5.7 | 63 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia |
| May 1970 | 2 | 5.6 | Banda Sea |
| June 1970 | 1 | 5.9 | 166 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| July 1970 | 3 | 5.7 | 37 km W of Langsa, Indonesia |
| August 1970 | 5 | 6.0 | 121 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia |
| September 1970 | 1 | 5.5 | 115 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia |
| October 1970 | 1 | 5.8 | 283 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia |
| November 1970 | 5 | 6.7 | 12 km ESE of Nabire, Indonesia |
| December 1970 | 7 | 6.1 | 59 km NE of Tuapejat, 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.