Indonesia earthquakes in 1971
69 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1971. The largest: M7.7 120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia, Jan 10, 1971.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1971 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1971
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.676 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 115 km deep
- 5.8218 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 51 km deep
- 6.0114 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 103 km deep
- 5.7125 km ENE of Nabire, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6119 km SSW of Padang, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.5136 km SW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 48 km deep
- 5.6117 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 5.7153 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 41 km deep
- 5.863 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 62 km deep
- 5.6210 km NNE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 75 km deep
- 5.4119 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 6.9236 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 129 km deep
- 5.7247 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 5.5135 km ESE of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.520 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 53 km deep
- 5.6134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.696 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.2150 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 140 km deep
- 5.6162 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 5.5110 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 200 km deep
- 6.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 107 km deep
- 5.449 km SSE of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.651 km SW of Trenggalek, Indonesia · 61 km deep
- 5.9295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 141 km deep
- 6.4southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 5.5134 km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.518 km ENE of Caringin, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.140 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 23 km deep
- 6.357 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 51 km deep
- 5.857 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.564 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 7.061 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 81 km deep
- 5.6Sunda Strait, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 6.6149 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 5.785 km SSE of Modisi, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.816 km SSE of Kefamenanu, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 5.551 km NNE of Wongsorejo, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.6151 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 33 km deep
- 5.7112 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 61 km deep
- 5.3140 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.7100 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.5138 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 24 km deep
- 5.6208 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.6236 km WNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.9144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 24 km deep
- 7.0102 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 5.5127 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 70 km deep
- 5.6205 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6143 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 105 km deep
- 5.698 km NNE of Maumere, Indonesia · 241 km deep
- 5.6139 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.5108 km ESE of Tondano, Indonesia · 18 km deep
- 5.895 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 12 km deep
- 5.8111 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 5.7118 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.5127 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 5.9112 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.5115 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 5.9105 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 5.9124 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 5.8112 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.1118 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 48 km deep
- 6.0118 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.0122 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 6.6119 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.8122 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 5.7125 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 5.5119 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 60 km deep
- 7.7120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 27 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1971 in Indonesia.
- 7.7120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 7.061 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 81 km deep
- 7.0102 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 6.9236 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 129 km deep
- 6.6119 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.6149 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 6.4southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 6.357 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 51 km deep
- 6.2Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia · 107 km deep
- 6.2150 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 140 km deep
- 6.140 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 23 km deep
- 6.1118 km SSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 48 km deep
- 6.0122 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 6.0114 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 103 km deep
- 6.0118 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.9112 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.9144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 24 km deep
- 5.9295 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 141 km deep
- 5.9124 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 40 km deep
- 5.9105 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 5.895 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia · 12 km deep
- 5.857 km SSE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 50 km deep
- 5.8218 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia · 51 km deep
- 5.863 km SE of Modisi, Indonesia · 62 km deep
- 5.816 km SSE of Kefamenanu, Indonesia · 40 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1971 | 23 | 7.7 | 120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| February 1971 | 6 | 7.0 | 102 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia |
| March 1971 | 5 | 5.8 | 16 km SSE of Kefamenanu, Indonesia |
| April 1971 | 6 | 7.0 | 61 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia |
| May 1971 | 4 | 6.3 | 57 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia |
| June 1971 | 1 | 6.4 | southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia |
| July 1971 | 8 | 6.2 | Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia |
| August 1971 | 3 | 5.6 | 134 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia |
| September 1971 | 6 | 6.9 | 236 km W of Tual, Indonesia |
| October 1971 | 2 | 5.6 | 117 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia |
| November 1971 | 3 | 6.0 | 114 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| December 1971 | 2 | 5.8 | 218 km N of Tobelo, 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.