List of earthquakes in Indonesia

"Indonesian earthquake" redirects here. For the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami, see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia. The determinants of the activity are indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity.

Large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. Based on the records of the USGS, Indonesia has had more than 150 earthquakes with magnitude > 7 in the period 1901–2019.

Map of earthquakes in Indonesia 1900– (map data)

2004

1833

2005

1861

2007

1797

Six of the ten strongest Indonesian earthquakes ≥ 8.3 M_w occurred near Sumatra and along the Sunda Trench.

Earthquakes

2000–present

Date	Region	Mag.	MMI	Fatalities	Injuries	Comments	Notes
2025-08-17	Sulawesi	5.8 Mw	VI	2	42	Severe damage	[1]
2025-05-23	Bengkulu	5.7 Mw	VI	1	2	More than 300 building damaged	[2]
2025-03-17	North Sumatra	5.4 Mw	V	1	Several		[3]
2024-09-18	West Java	5.0 Mw	VII	2	159	8,437 buildings damaged	[4]
2024-09-07	Bali	4.8 Mw	VI	1	3	10 buildings damaged.	[5][6]
2024-04-27	West Java	6.1 Mw	V	1	12	Hundreds buildings damaged	[7][8]
2024-03-22	East Java	6.4 Mw	VIII		14	3,500 building damage in Bawean island, Tuban and Surabaya
2023-06-30	Special Region of Yogyakarta	5.9 Mw	IV	1	23	Severe damage	[9]
2023-04-24	Sumatra	7.1 Mw	VIII			Moderate damage	[10]
2023-04-14	East Java	7.0 Mw	V	1			[11]
2023-02-09	Papua	5.1 Mw	V	4	5	Severe damage	[12]
2023-01-18	North Maluku	7.0 Mw	V			Minor damage	[13]
2023-01-09	Maluku	7.6 Mw	VI		11	Moderate damage	[14]
2022-12-03	West Java	5.7 Mw	IV		2	Slight damage	[15]
2022-11-21	West Java	5.6 Mw	VIII	335–635	7,729	Extreme damage	[16]
2022-09-30	Sumatra	5.9 Mw	VII	2	25	Moderate damage	[17]
2022-02-25	Sumatra	6.1 Mw	VIII	27	457	Severe damage
2022-01-14	Banten	6.6 Mw	VI		10	3,000 buildings damaged	[18]
2021-12-14	Flores	7.3 Mw	VI	1	173	Severe damage	[19]
2021-10-16	Bali	4.7 Mw	IV	4	72		[20]
2021-08-26	Sulawesi	5.5 Mw	VII	1	39		[21]
2021-07-26	Sulawesi	6.3 Mw	VI	1			[22]
2021-04-11	Java	6.0 Mw	V	10	104		[23]
2021-02-03	Sulawesi	4.9 Mw	III	1			[24]
2021-01-14	Sulawesi	6.2 Mw	VI	105	3,369		[25]
2020-10-27	Sulawesi	5.4 Mw	VI	1			[26]
2019-11-12	Maluku	5.0 Mw	IV	2	9	Aftershock.	[27]
2019-11-04	Molucca Sea	7.1 Mw	VII	1	3		[28]
2019-10-10	Maluku	5.2 Mw	IV	1	3	Casualties due to damage to a college.	[29][30]
2019-09-25	Maluku	6.5 Mw	VII	41	1,578	Landslides.	[31]
2019-08-02	Java	6.9 Mw	VI	8	8		[32]
2019-07-14	North Maluku	7.2 Mw	VIII	14	129		[33]
2019-04-12	Sulawesi	6.8 Mw	VI	1			[34]
2019-03-17	Lombok	5.5 Mw	V	6	182		[35]
2018-11-14	Sulawesi	5.6 Mw	VII	7	6	Landslides.	[36]
2018-10-10	Java	6.0 Mw	V	4	36		[37]
2018-09-28	Sulawesi	7.5 Mw	X	4,340	10,679	Major tsunami (up to 11m), more than 600 people missing.	[38]
2018-08-19	Lombok	6.9 Mw	VII	14	24	Fatalities also in Sumbawa.	[39]
2018-08-19	Lombok	6.3 Mw	VII	2	3	Aftershock.	[40]
2018-08-09	Lombok	5.9 Mw	VII	6	24	Aftershock.	[41]
2018-08-05	Lombok	6.9 Mw	VIII	513	1,353	Widespread damage.	[42]
2018-07-29	Lombok	6.4 Mw	VI	20	401	Foreshock.	[43][44]
2018-07-21	Sumatra	5.2 MW		1	2		[45]
2018-04-18	Java	4.5 MW		3	21	Buildings damaged in Kalibening District.	[46]
2018-01-23	Java	6.0 MW	V	2	41
2017-12-15	Java	6.5 Mw	VII	4	36
2017-11-18	North Maluku	5.8 Mw	VI	1		Moderate damage	[47]
2017-10-31	Ambon	6.3 Mw	VII	1			[48]
2016-12-07	Sumatra	6.5 Mw	VIII	104	1,273	Heavy damage in Aceh region.
2016-03-02	Sumatra	7.8 Mw	III
2015-07-28	Papua	7.0 Mw	VII	1		Buildings damaged or destroyed.	[49]
2013-07-02	Sumatra	6.1 Mw		43	276		[50]
2013-04-06	Papua	7.0 Mw	VII	3	2	Deaths from landslides.	[51][52]
2012-08-18	Sulawesi	6.3 Mw	VIII	6	43	Severe damage	[53]
2012-04-11	Wharton Basin	8.2 Mw	VI			Doublet
2012-04-11	Wharton Basin	8.6 Mw	VII	10	12	Doublet
2011-10-13	Bali	6.1 Mw	V		43		[54]
2011-09-05	Sumatra	6.7 Mw		10			[55]
2010-10-25	Sumatra	7.8 Mw	VII	408		Tsunami (local), hundreds missing.
2010-06-16	Papua	7.0 Mw	VII	17
2010-04-06	Banyak Islands	7.8 Mw	VIII		62
2010-01-10	Java	5.1 Mw	V	1	2		[56]
2009-10-01	Sumatra	6.6 Mw	VII	3		Severe damage.	[57]
2009-09-30	Sumatra	7.6 Mw	VIII	1,115	2,902	Tsunami (local)
2009-09-02	Java	7.3 Mw	VII	79	1,250	Tsunami (local)	[58]
2009-02-12	Talaud	7.2 Mw	VI		64
2009-01-04	West Papua	7.4 Mw	VII			Doublet
2009-01-04	West Papua	7.7 Mw	VI	4	50+	Doublet / tsunami (local)
2008-11-16	Sulawesi	7.3 Mw	VII	4	59
2008-02-20	Simeulue	7.4 Mw		4	25		[59]
2007-09-13	Sumatra	7.0 Mw	VII
2007-09-13	Sumatra	7.9 Mw	VII	23	88
2007-09-12	Sumatra	8.5 Mw	VI
2007-03-06	Sumatra	6.3 Mw	VI
2007-03-06	Sumatra	6.4 Mw	VIII	68	460
2007-01-21	Molucca Sea	7.5 Mw	VI	4			[60]
2006-12-18	Sumatra	5.8 Mw	VI	7			[61]
2006-07-17	Java	7.7 Mw	V	668	9,299	Tsunami (regional)
2006-05-27	Java	6.4 Mw	IX	5,749	38,568	Extreme damage
2006-03-14	Seram	6.7 Mw	VI	4		Tsunami (local) (7 m (23 ft))	[62]
2005-03-28	Sumatra	8.6 Mw	VIII	1,314	1,146
2004-12-26	Sumatra–Andaman	9.2–9.3 Mw	IX	227,898		Tsunami (basin wide), 167,540 fatalities in Indonesia
2004-11-26	Papua	7.1 Mw	VIII	32	130–213
2004-11-11	Alor	7.5 Mw	VIII	34	400	Severe damage	[63]
2004-02-07	Western New Guinea	7.3 Mw				Doublet / Damage at Nabire	[64]
2004-02-05	Western New Guinea	7.0 Mw	VI	37		Doublet	[65]
2004-01-01	Bali	5.8 Mw	VI	1	29	Several thousand buildings damaged	NGDC 1972
2003-05-26	Halmahera	7.0 Mw	VIII[66]	1			[67]
2002-11-02	Sumatra	7.3 Mw	VI	3	65
2002-10-10	Western New Guinea	7.5 Mw		8	632	Tsunami (local)	[68]
2000-06-04	Sumatra	7.9 Mw	VIII	103	2,174
2000-05-04	Sulawesi	7.6 Mw	VII	46	264	Tsunami (local)	NGDC 1972

1900–1999

Date	Region	Mag.	MMI	Fatalities	Injuries	Comments
1999-12-21	Java	6.5 Mw	VII	5	220
1998-11-29	North Maluku	7.7 Mw	VII	41	171	Tsunami
1998-09-28	East Java	6.6 Mw	V	1	200	Hundreds building damage	[69]
1997-09-28	South Sulawesi	5.9 Mw	VII	18	300	Severe damage	[70]
1996-02-17	Biak	8.1 Mw	IX	166	423
1996-01-01	Sulawesi	7.9 Mw		8		Tsunami (local)	[71]
1995-10-06	Sumatra	6.8 Mw		84	1868	Extreme damage	NGDC 1972
1994-06-03	Java	7.8 Mw	IV	250		Tsunami (local)
1994-02-15	Sumatra	7.0 Mw	VII	207	2,000+
1992-12-12	Flores	7.8 Mw	IX–X	2,500	500	Tsunami (local)
1989-08-01	West Papua	6.0 Mw	VIII	120	125
1984-11-17	Sumatra	7.2 Mw	VII		1
1982-12-25	Flores	5.9 Mw	VI	13	390
1981-01-19	Papua	6.8 ML		305		Hundreds missing
1979-12-18	Bali	6.3 Ms	VIII	27	200+
1979-09-12	West Papua	7.5 Mw	IX	115		Tsunami
1977-08-19	Sumba	8.3 Mw		180	1,100	Tsunami (local)
1976-07-14	Bali	6.5 Ms	IX	573	4,750
1976-06-25	Papua	7.1 Mw	X	422		Landslides, thousands missing
1969-02-23	West Sulawesi	7.0 Mw	VIII	664		Tsunami
1968-10-14	Sulawesi	7.4 ML		213
1967-02-19	East Java	6.3 Mw	VII	54	300	Heavy damage in Malang and Trenggalek Regencies	[72][73]
1965-01-24	Sanana	8.2 Mw		71
1950-06-12	Java	6.6 Mw	VII	16			[74]
1943-06-08	Sumatra	7.2 Mw				Doublet
1943-06-09	Sumatra	7.5 Mw				Doublet
1943-07-23	Java	7.0 Mw	VIII	213	2,096	Severe damage	NGDC 1972
1943-04-01	Java	7.1 Mw	VII			Severe	[75]
1938-02-01	Banda Sea	8.5–8.6 Mw	VII			Tsunami (local)
1937-09-27	Java	6.9 Mw	VII	1		300 Homes destroyed	[76]
1935-12-28	Sumatra	7.7 Mw	VIII			Tsunami (local)
1933-06-24	Sumatra	7.7 Ms	IX	76+		Heavy damage. Volcanic eruption triggered.
1931-09-25	Sumatra	7.3 Mw				Tsunami (Local)
1926-09-10	Java	7.1 Mw	VII				[77]
1926-06-28	West Sumatra	7.6 ML	VII	354
1924-12-02	Central Java	5.8 Mw	IX	900		Extreme damage and mudslide in Wonosobo Regency	[78]
1921-09-11	Java	7.6 Mw					[79]
1917-01-20	Bali	6.6 Ms	IX	1,500		Landslides
1916-09-11	East Java	6.6 Mw				Many homes damaged	[80]
1913-03-14	Mindanao	7.9 Mw	IX	138
1909-06-04	Sumatra	7.6 Mw	IX	195–200
1907-01-04	Sumatra	8.2–8.4 Mw	VIII	2,188		Tsunami (regional)
1903-02-27	Java, Sumatra	7.3 Mw	VIII			Tsunami	[81]

1629–1899

Date	Region	Mag.	MMI	Fatalities	Injuries	Comments
1899-09-30	Seram	7.8 Ms		3,864		Tsunami (local)
1898-01-06	Ambon			126	300+	Heavy damage	[82]
1867-06-10	Java	7.8 Mw	IX	700		Severe damage
1861-02-16	Sumatra	8.5 Mw		2,000+
1852-11-25	Banda Sea	8.3 Ms	IX	60+		Severe damage / tsunami (regional)	NGDC 1972
1843-01-05	Sumatra	7.3 Ms	XI	Many		Severe damage / tsunami (local)	NGDC 1972
1834-10-10	Java	7.0–7.7 Mw	IX	5			[83]
1833-11-25	Sumatra	8.8–9.2 Mw		Numerous		Tsunami (local)
1833-01-28	Java	7.0 Mw[failed verification]	VII-VIII	Multiple			[84]
1820-12-29	Flores Sea	7.5 Mw		500		Tsunami	[85]
1815-11-22	Bali	7.0 Ms		10,253		Tsunami	NGDC 1972
1797-02-10	Sumatra	8.6–8.8 Mw		Numerous		Tsunami (local)
1780-01-22	Java	8.0–8.5 Mw	VIII			Severe Damage	[83]
1699-01-05	Batavia (Jakarta)	7.4-8.0 Mw	IX	128		Severe Damage	[86]
1674-02-17	Ambon–Seram	6.8 Ms		86	135	Severe damage / tsunami	NGDC 1972
1629-08-01	Banda Sea	8.2–8.8 Ms				Tsunami (regional)
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

Gallery

• 
  Earthquake damage in Ambon, 1898
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  1917 Bali earthquake
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  1926 Padang Panjang earthquake
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  2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
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  2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
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  2006 Yogyakarta earthquake
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  2009 Sumatra earthquakes
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  2016 Aceh earthquake
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  August 2018 Lombok earthquake
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  2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami
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  2021 West Sulawesi earthquake
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  2022 West Java earthquake

See also

• Eurasian plate
• Geology of Indonesia
• Indo-Australian plate
• Krakatoa
• List of faults in Indonesia
• List of historical earthquakes
• List of natural disasters in Indonesia
• List of tsunamis affecting Indonesia
• List of volcanoes in Indonesia
• Seismicity of the Sumatra coast