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.

Earthquakes

Date Region M MMI Fatalities Injuries Comments
2013-07-02 Northern Sumatra 6.1 Mw 42 [1]
2012-04-11 Wharton Basin 8.2 Mw 0 Doublet
2012-04-11 Wharton Basin 8.6 Mw VII 10 Doublet
2011-09-05 Northern Sumatra 6.7 Mw 10 [2]
2010-10-25 Sumatra 7.7 Mw 408 Tsunami (local)
2010-06-16 Papua 7.0 Mw 17
2010-05-09 Sumatra 7.2 Mw
2010-04-06 Sumatra 7.8 Mw VIII
2009-09-30 Sumatra 7.6 Mw VII 1,117 Tsunami (local)
2009-09-02 Java 7.0 Mw VII 81 Tsunami (local) [3]
2009-08-16 Siberut, Mentawai 6.7 Mw
2009-02-12 Talaud 7.2 Mw VI
2009-01-04 West Papua 7.4 Mw VII Doublet
2009-01-04 West Papua 7.7 Mw VI 4 Doublet / Tsunami (local)
2008-11-16 Sulawesi 7.3 Mw VII 4
2008-02-25 Kepulauan Mentawai 6.7 Mw Homes damaged at Sikakap [4]
2008-02-20 Simeulue 7.4 Mw 3 [5]
2007-09-12 Sumatra 8.5 Mw 23
2007-03-06 Sumatra 6.3 Mw VI
2007-03-06 Sumatra 6.4 Mw VIII 68
2007-01-21 Molucca Sea 7.5 Mw VI 4 [6]
2006-12-18 North Sumatra 5.8 Mw VI 7 [7]
2006-07-17 Java 7.7 Mw IV 668 Tsunami (regional)
2006-05-26 Java 6.4 Mw IX 5,700+ 37,000+ injured
2006-03-14 Seram 6.7 Mw VI 4 Tsunami (local) (7 m (23 ft)) [8]
2005-07-05 Nias 6.7 Mw Damage at Gunungsitoli [9]
2005-03-28 Northern Sumatra 8.6 Mw VI 1,346
2004-12-26 Sumatra–Andaman 9.1–9.3 Mw IX 230,000–280,000 Tsunami (basin wide)
2004-11-26 Papua 7.1 Mw VIII 32 130–213
2004-11-11 Kepulauan Alor 7.5 Mw 34 400 Severe damage NGDC
2004-02-07 Western New Guinea 7.3 Mw Doublet / Damage at Nabire [10]
2004-02-05 Western New Guinea 7.0 Mw VI 37 Doublet [11]
2004-01-01 Bali 5.8 Mw VI 1 29 Several thousand buildings damaged NGDC
2003-05-26 Halmahera 7.0 Mw 1 [12]
2002-11-02 Northern Sumatra 7.3 Mw 3
2002-10-10 Western New Guinea 7.6 Mw 8 Tsunami (local) [13]
2000-06-04 Southern Sumatra 7.9 Mw VI 103
1996-02-17 Biak 8.1 Mw 108
1996-01-01 Sulawesi 7.9 Mw 8 Tsunami (local) [14]
1995-10-06 Sumatra 6.8 Mw 84 1868 Extreme damage NGDC
1994-06-03 Java 7.8 Mw 250 Tsunami (local)
1994-02-15 Sumatra 7.0 Mw 207
1992-12-11 Flores 7.8 Mw IX–X 2,500 Tsunami (local)
1989-08-01 West Papua 6.0 Mw 120
1984-11-17 Northern Sumatra 7.2 Mw
1982-12-25 Flores 5.9 Mw 13
1981-01-19 Papua 6.8 ML 305
1979-12-18 Bali 6.3 Ms 27
1977-08-19 Sumba 8.3 Mw 180
1976-07-15 Bali 6.5 Ms 573
1976-06-25 Papua 7.1 Mw 5,000 Landslides
1968-10-19 Sulawesi 7.4 ML 213
1965-01-24 Sanana Island 8.2 Mw 71
1943-06-09 Sumatra 7.5 Mw Doublet
1943-06-08 Sumatra 7.2 Mw Doublet
1938-02-01 Banda Sea 8.4 Mw VII
1935-12-28 Sumatra 7.7 Mw VIII
1917-01-20 Bali 6.6 Ms IX 1,500
1899-09-30 Seram Island 7.8 Ms 3,000+ Tsunami (local)
1861-02-16 Sumatra 8.5 Mw 2,000+
1852-11-25 Banda Sea 8.3 Ms IX Severe damage / tsunami (regional) NGDC
1833-11-25 Sumatra 8.8–9.2 Mw Tsunami
1815-11-22 Bali 7.0 Ms 10,253 Tsunami NGDC
1797-02-10 Sumatra 8.4 Mw Numerous Tsunami (local)
1674-02-17 Ambon–Seram 6.8 Ms 86 135 Severe damage / tsunami NGDC
1629-08-01 Banda Sea 8.2–9.8 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.

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