This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of Indonesia—as indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity—much large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region.
Locations given are either the island/region within Indonesia, or one of the seas within the archipelago.
Note some recent earthquakes are known by their dates rather than specific locations—the Boxing Day 2004 earthquake is also known by the name Sumatra Andaman Island earthquake.
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Date[1] | Location | Magnitude | Fatalities | Description |
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1797 02 10 | Sumatra | 8.4 | >300 |
Further information: 1797 Sumatra earthquake
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1833 11 25 | Sumatra | 8.8-9.2 | 'numerous' |
Further information: 1833 Sumatra earthquake
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1861 02 16 | Sumatra | 8.5 | 'several thousand' |
Further information: 1861 Sumatra earthquake
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1917 01 20 | Bali | 1,500 | ||
1938 02 01 | Banda Sea | 8.5 |
Further information: 1938 Banda Sea earthquake
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1976 06 25 | Papua | 7.1 | 5,000 | |
1981 01 19 | Papua | 6.7 | 305 |
Further information: 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake
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1984 11 17 | Northern Sumatra | 7.2 |
Further information: 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake
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1992 12 12 | Flores Region | 7.8 | 2,500 | |
1994 06 03 | Off the Southern Coast of Eastern Java | 7.8 | 200+ |
Further information: 1994 Java earthquake
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1996 02 17 | Biak | 8.1 | 108 |
Further information: 1996 Biak earthquake
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2000 06 04 | Southern Sumatra | 7.9 | 103 | |
2002 10 10 | Western New Guinea | 7.6 | 8 | |
2002 11 02 | Northern Sumatra | 7.4 | 3 | |
2003 05 26 | Halmahera | 7.0 | 1 | |
2004 01 28 | Seram | 6.7 | ||
2004 02 05 | Western New Guinea | 7.0 | 37 | |
2004 02 07 | Western New Guinea | 7.3 | ||
2004 07 25 | Southern Sumatra | 7.3 | ||
2004 11 11 | Kepulauan Alor | 7.5 | 34 | |
2004 11 26 | Papua | 7.1 | 32 | |
2004 12 26 | Sumatra-Andaman Islands | 9.1-9.3 | 283,106 |
Further information: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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2005 01 01 | Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 6.7 | ||
2005 02 19 | Sulawesi | 6.5 | ||
2005 02 26 | Simeulue | 6.8 | ||
2005 03 02 | Banda Sea | 7.1 | ||
2005 03 28 | Northern Sumatra | 8.6 | 1,313 |
Further information: 2005 Sumatra earthquake
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2005 04 10 | Kepulauan Mentawai Region | 6.7 | ||
2005 05 14 | Nias Region | 6.7 | ||
2005 05 19 | Nias Region | 6.9 | ||
2005 07 05 | Nias Region | 6.7 | ||
2005 11 19 | Simeulue | 6.5 | ||
2006 01 27 | Banda Sea | 7.6 |
Further information: 2006 Banda Sea earthquake
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2006 03 14 | Seram | 6.7 | 4 | |
2006 05 16 | Nias Region | 6.8 | ||
2006 05 26 | Java | 6.3 | 5,780 |
Further information: May 2006 Java earthquake
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2006 07 17 | Java | 7.7 | 730 |
Further information: July 2006 Java earthquake
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2006 07 23 | Sulawesi | 6.1 |
Further information: July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake
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2006 12 18 | North Sumatra | 5.8 | 7 | |
2007 01 21 | Molucca Sea | 7.5 | 4 | |
2007 03 06 | Sumatra | 6.4, 6.3 | 68 |
Further information: March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
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2007 08 09 | Java | 7.5[2] | The quake was located 70 miles (110 km) east-northeast of Jakarta, at a depth of 175 miles (282 km).[3] | |
2007 09 12 | Sumatra | 8.5, 7.9, 7.1 | 23 |
Further information: September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
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2008 02 20 | Simeulue | 7.4 | 3 | |
2008 02 25 | Kepulauan Mentawai Region | 7.0, 6.4, 6.6 | ||
2008 11 16 | Sulawesi | 7.5, 5.6 | 4 |
Further information: 2008 Sulawesi earthquake
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2009 01 04 | West Papua | 7.6 | 4 |
Further information: 2009 Papua earthquake
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2009 02 12 | Talaud Islands | 7.2 |
Further information: 2009 Talaud Islands earthquake
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2009 08 16 | Siberut, Mentawai Islands | 6.7 |
Further information: August 2009 Sumatra earthquake
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2009 09 02 | Java | 7.0 | 15 |
Further information: 2009 Java earthquake
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2009 09 30 | Sumatra | 7.6 | 1,117 |
Further information: 2009 Padang earthquake
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2010 04 06 | Sumatra | 7.8 |
Further information: April 2010 Sumatra earthquake
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2010 05 19 | Sumatra | 7.2 | Unreported |
Further information: May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake
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2010 10 25 | Sumatra | 7.7 | 435 |
Further information: October 2010 Sumatra earthquake
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2011 04 03 | Java | 6.7 | Unreported | |
2011 09 05 | Northern Sumatra | 6.6 | 1 | [4] |