Indonesia earthquakes in 1972
81 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Indonesia in 1972. The largest: M6.8 198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia, Sep 25, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Indonesia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.7184 km SSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.124 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 36 km deep
- 5.823 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.212 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.914 km N of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.6217 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.9177 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 5.9173 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 6.074 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.781 km SE of Biak, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.075 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.8135 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 43 km deep
- 5.5north of Halmahera, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 6.3256 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia · 423 km deep
- 5.6143 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 34 km deep
- 5.575 km WSW of Labuha, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0109 km SSE of Ende, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 6.013 km SSE of Blitar, Indonesia · 130 km deep
- 5.8Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.9100 km SSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 54 km deep
- 5.7120 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 44 km deep
- 5.5101 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 45 km deep
- 5.982 km SSE of Waingapu, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.6193 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.859 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 126 km deep
- 5.5Sulawesi, Indonesia · 20 km deep
- 5.48 km WNW of Berastagi, Indonesia · 145 km deep
- 6.0198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 28 km deep
- 5.5187 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 6.8198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 9 km deep
- 5.672 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 5.656 km NW of Sinabang, Indonesia · 23 km deep
- 5.6111 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 5.668 km SSE of Tambolaka, Indonesia · 52 km deep
- 5.758 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 160 km deep
- 6.1180 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 5.8244 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 88 km deep
- 5.6155 km W of Abepura, Indonesia · 59 km deep
- 6.336 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 5.445 km E of Nabire, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.778 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 120 km deep
- 5.778 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.4257 km S of Taliwang, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.6136 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 5.6127 km WNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 272 km deep
- 5.3261 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 21 km deep
- 5.9267 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 11 km deep
- 6.288 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 96 km deep
- 5.635 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia · 90 km deep
- 5.9248 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 90 km deep
- 5.5207 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 5.1235 km SSW of Jimbaran, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.265 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 139 km deep
- 5.8136 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.4240 km SSW of Jimbaran, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.856 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 209 km deep
- 5.763 km WSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 65 km deep
- 5.888 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 148 km deep
- 5.690 km SE of Meulaboh, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.4248 km S of Taliwang, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 5.5253 km N of Palu, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 5.667 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 180 km deep
- 5.882 km NNW of Luwuk, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 5.8250 km E of Biak, Indonesia · 22 km deep
- 5.8121 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 5.6261 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.7122 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 5.928 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.646 km SSW of Labuan, Indonesia · 55 km deep
- 5.5154 km E of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.9135 km SW of Fakfak, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.5148 km WSW of Ternate, Indonesia · 35 km deep
- 5.5163 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.7193 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia · 70 km deep
- 5.6152 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 61 km deep
- 5.590 km NNW of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia · 171 km deep
- 5.3249 km NNW of Manado, Indonesia · 424 km deep
- 5.5163 km WSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 58 km deep
- 5.78 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 6.0188 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 5.6156 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 28 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1972 in Indonesia.
- 6.8198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 9 km deep
- 6.4248 km S of Taliwang, Indonesia · 27 km deep
- 6.3256 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia · 423 km deep
- 6.336 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia · 125 km deep
- 6.212 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 30 km deep
- 6.265 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 139 km deep
- 6.288 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 96 km deep
- 6.1180 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 6.124 km NNE of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 36 km deep
- 6.075 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 6.0109 km SSE of Ende, Indonesia · 31 km deep
- 6.0188 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.074 km ESE of Biak, Indonesia · 25 km deep
- 6.0198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia · 28 km deep
- 6.013 km SSE of Blitar, Indonesia · 130 km deep
- 5.928 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia · 15 km deep
- 5.914 km N of Tuapejat, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.9173 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 32 km deep
- 5.9100 km SSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia · 54 km deep
- 5.982 km SSE of Waingapu, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.9267 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia · 11 km deep
- 5.9135 km SW of Fakfak, Indonesia · 29 km deep
- 5.9177 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia · 39 km deep
- 5.9248 km W of Tual, Indonesia · 90 km deep
- 5.8136 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia · 35 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 7 | 6.0 | 188 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia |
| February 1972 | 3 | 5.7 | 193 km NNE of Palu, Indonesia |
| March 1972 | 1 | 5.9 | 135 km SW of Fakfak, Indonesia |
| April 1972 | 4 | 5.9 | 28 km NNW of Rantepao, Indonesia |
| May 1972 | 7 | 6.4 | 248 km S of Taliwang, Indonesia |
| June 1972 | 4 | 5.8 | 56 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| July 1972 | 6 | 6.2 | 65 km SE of Gorontalo, Indonesia |
| August 1972 | 10 | 6.2 | 88 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia |
| September 1972 | 12 | 6.8 | 198 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia |
| October 1972 | 8 | 5.9 | 100 km SSW of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia |
| November 1972 | 7 | 6.3 | 256 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia |
| December 1972 | 12 | 6.2 | 12 km NNE 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.