List of earthquakes in Indonesia
"Indonesian earthquake" redirects here. For the major 2004 earthquake and tsunami, see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Earthquake damage in Ambon, 1898
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.
List of Indonesian earthquakes
| Date[1] | Location | Magnitude | Fatalities | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 02 10 | Sumatra | 8.4 | >300 | Further information: 1797 Sumatra earthquake |
| 1833 11 25 | Sumatra | 8.9 | 6000 | Further information: 1833 Sumatra earthquake |
| 1861 02 16 | Sumatra | 8.5 | 2,000+ | Further information: 1861 Sumatra earthquake |
| 1899 09 30 | Ceram | 7.8 | >3000 | Earthquake followed by tsunami. Further information: 1899 Ceram earthquake |
| 1917 01 20 | Bali | 8.6 | 1,500 | Further information: 1917 Bali earthquake |
| 1935 12 28 | Sumatra | 7.7 | Unknown | Further information: 1935 Sumatra earthquake |
| 1938 02 01 | Banda Sea | 8.5 | Unknown | Further information: 1938 Banda Sea earthquake |
| 1943 06 08 | Sumatra | 7.2 | Unknown | Further information: 1943 Alahan Panjang earthquakes |
| 1965 01 24 | Sanana Island | 8.2 | 71 | Further information: 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake |
| 1976 06 25 | Papua | 7.1 | 5,000 | Further information: 1976 Papua earthquake |
| 1977 08 19 | Sumba | 8.3 | 189 | Further information: 1977 Sumba earthquake |
| 1981 01 19 | Papua | 6.7 | 305 | Further information: 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake |
| 1982 12 25 | Flores | 5.9 | 13 | Further information: 1982 Flores earthquake |
| 1984 11 17 | Northern Sumatra | 7.2 | Further information: 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake | |
| 1992 12 11 | Flores Region | 7.8 | 2,500 | Further information: 1992 Flores earthquake |
| 1994 02 15 | Sumatra | 7.0 | 207 | Further information: 1994 Liwa earthquake |
| 1994 06 03 | Java | 7.8 | 200+ | Further information: 1994 Java earthquake |
| 1996 02 17 | Biak | 8.1 | 108 | Further information: 1996 Biak earthquake |
| 2000 06 04 | Southern Sumatra | 7.9 | 103 | Further information: 2000 Sumatra earthquake |
| 2002 10 10 | Western New Guinea | 7.6 | 8 | |
| 2002 11 02 | Northern Sumatra | 7.3 | 3 | Further information: 2002 Sumatra earthquake |
| 2003 05 26 | Halmahera | 7.0 | 1 | |
| 2004 01 28 | Seram | 6.7 | Unknown | |
| 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 | 9.2 | 225,000(Only Indonesia. Total Death Toll was 290,000 (because the tsunami waves killed 35 thousand in Sri Lanka, 18,000 in India, 8200 in Thailand, 600 in Myanmar, 100 in Maldives, 80 in Malaysia, 300 in Somalia, 10 in Tanzania and Remaining in Bangladesh, South Africa, Kenya and Yemen.) | Further information: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
| 2005 01 01 | Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 6.7 | ||
| 2005 02 19 | Sulawesi | 6.5 | Unknown | |
| 2005 02 26 | Simeulue | 6.8 | ||
| 2005 03 02 | Banda Sea | 7.1 | ||
| 2005 03 28 | Northern Sumatra | 8.6 | 1,346 | Further information: 2005 Sumatra earthquake |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2006 07 17 | Java | 7.7 | 730 | Further information: 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami |
| 2006 07 23 | Sulawesi | 6.1 | ||
| 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 |
| 2007 08 09 | Java | 7.5 | The shock was located 100 km (62 mi) east-northeast of Jakarta, at a depth of 289 km (180 mi).[2] | |
| 2007 09 12 | Sumatra | 8.5, 7.9, 7.1 | 23 | Further information: September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes |
| 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 |
| 2009 01 03 | West Papua | 7.6 | 4 | Further information: 2009 Papua earthquake |
| 2009 02 12 | Talaud Islands | 7.2 | Further information: 2009 Talaud Islands earthquake | |
| 2009 08 16 | Siberut, Mentawai Islands | 6.7 | Further information: August 2009 Sumatra earthquake | |
| 2009 09 02 | Java | 7.0 | 15 | Further information: 2009 West Java earthquake |
| 2009 09 30 | Sumatra | 7.6 | 1,117 | Further information: 2009 Sumatra earthquakes |
| 2010 04 06 | Sumatra | 7.8 | Further information: April 2010 Sumatra earthquake | |
| 2010 05 19 | Sumatra | 7.2 | Unreported | Further information: May 2010 Northern Sumatra earthquake |
| 2010 06 16 | Papua | 7.0 | 17 | Further information: 2010 Papua earthquake |
| 2010 10 25 | Sumatra | 7.7 | 435 | Further information: October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami |
| 2011 04 03 | Java | 6.7 | Unreported | |
| 2011 09 05 | Northern Sumatra | 6.6 | 1 | [3] |
| 2012 01 10 | Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 7.3 | 0 | |
| 2012 04 11 | Off the westernmost Aceh province of Northern Sumatra | 8.6[4] | 10 | Further information: 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes Indonesia and other countries with coasts facing the Indian Ocean issued a tsunami warning after an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.6 hit waters off the westernmost Aceh province.[4] |
| 2012 04 11 | Off the West coast of Northern Sumatra | 8.2[5] | 0 | Further information: 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes § Aftershocks Aftershock of magnitude 8.2 hits West Coast of Northern Sumatra, 2 hours and 5 minutes after the first shock |
| 2012 12 10 | North-West of Saumlaki, Tanimbar Islands | 7.2[6] | ||
| 2013 04 06 | Enarotali near Irian Jaya, E. Indonesia | 7.1 | ||
| 2013 07 02 | Northern Sumatra | 6.1 | 35[7] | Further information: 2013 Aceh earthquake |
| 2013 11 19 | 68 miles off Tobelo, Halmahera Island | 6.3 | 0 |
See also
References
- ↑ Date based on local time.
- ↑ M7.5 Java, Indonesia earthquake of 8 August 2007 (PDF), United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Magnitude 6.6 - NORTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Earthquake of 8.6 hits Sumatra". USGS (US Geological Survey). Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ↑ "Aftershock of 8.2 hits Northern Sumatra". USGS (US Geological Survey). Retrieved 2012-04-12.
- ↑ Magnitude 7.2 - 208 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
- ↑ "Aceh earthquake death toll reaches 35". Jakarta Post. July 5, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
Historical maps
- Hamilton, Warren, (1974) Earthquake map of the Indonesian region Scale 1:5 000 000 ; Mercator proj. (E 90p0s—E 148p0s/N 12p0s—S 16p0s) Reston, Va. :US Geological Survey "Folio of the Indonesian region MAP I-875-C".