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Natural Disasters in Indonesia

954 significant events · page 1/16

Significant natural disasters recorded within Indonesia, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 1.1905 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Minahassa Peninsula (Ms 8.4)
  2. 2.1833 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sumatra: Bengkulu (Ms 8.3)
  3. 3.1907 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, NW SUMATRA: GUNUNGSITOLi, Barus (Mw 8.2)· 2,188 deaths
  4. 4.1965 CEEarthquake — 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake (Mw 8.2)
  5. 5.1907 CEEarthquake — The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami (Mw 8.2)
  6. 6.1914 CEEarthquake — 1914 Biak Earthquake (Mw 8.15)
  7. 7.1971 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya:djajapura, Sentani (Ms 8.1)
  8. 8.1916 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Ms 8.1)
  9. 9.1916 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Ms 8.1)
  10. 10.1914 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Japen (Mw 8.1)
  11. 11.1797 CEEarthquake — Sw. Sumatra (Ms 8)· 300 deaths
  12. 12.1979 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Ms 7.9)· 115 deaths
  13. 13.1996 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sulawesi: Minahassa Peninsula, Tolitoli (Mw 7.9)· 9 deaths
  14. 14.2007 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sumatra (Mw 7.9)
  15. 15.2007 CEEarthquake — 87 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia (Mwc 7.9)
  16. 16.1996 CEEarthquake — 181 km N of Palu, Indonesia (Mw 7.9)
  17. 17.1979 CEEarthquake — 55 km S of Biak, Indonesia (Ms 7.9)
  18. 18.1948 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Seram (Ms 7.9)
  19. 19.1926 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Ms 7.9)
  20. 20.1906 CEEarthquake — 230 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (Mw 7.84)
  21. 21.1992 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Flores Region, Maumere, Babi (Mw 7.8)· 2,500 deaths
  22. 22.1899 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Banda Sea (Ms 7.8)· 2,460 deaths
  23. 23.2010 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sumatra (Mw 7.8)· 431 deaths
  24. 24.2010 CEEarthquake — 215 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia (Mwc 7.8)
  25. 25.1992 CEEarthquake — 37 km WNW of Maumere, Indonesia (Mw 7.8)
  26. 26.1990 CEEarthquake — 75 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia (Mw 7.8)
  27. 27.1905 CEEarthquake — 160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia (mb 7.8)
  28. 28.1936 CEEarthquake — 161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines (Mw 7.75)
  29. 29.1943 CEEarthquake — 26 km S of Sijunjung, Indonesia (Mw 7.73)
  30. 30.1966 CEEarthquake — 90 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia (Mw 7.71)
  31. 31.1998 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Mangole, Manado, Taliabu (Mw 7.7)· 41 deaths
  32. 32.2009 CEEarthquake — 140 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia (Mwc 7.7)
  33. 33.1998 CEEarthquake — 264 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia (Mwc 7.7)
  34. 34.1971 CEEarthquake — 120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia (Mw 7.7)
  35. 35.1968 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya (Ms 7.7)
  36. 36.1936 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Talaud Islands (Ms 7.7)
  37. 37.1916 CEEarthquake — 36 km NNE of Nabire, Indonesia (Mw 7.66)
  38. 38.1943 CEEarthquake — 147 km E of Tual, Indonesia (Mw 7.65)
  39. 39.2000 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sulawesi: Luwuk, Banggai, Peleng (Mw 7.6)· 54 deaths
  40. 40.2002 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Manokwari, Oransbari, Ransiki (Mw 7.6)· 8 deaths
  41. 41.2009 CEEarthquake — Papua New Guinea, Near North Coast (Mw 7.6)· 5 deaths
  42. 42.1990 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Minahassa Peninsula: Bolaang-Gorontalo (Mw 7.6)· 3 deaths
  43. 43.1950 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Seram (Ms 7.6)· 1 deaths
  44. 44.2009 CEEarthquake — 30 km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia (Mwc 7.6)
  45. 45.2002 CEEarthquake — 102 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia (Mwc 7.6)
  46. 46.2000 CEEarthquake — 89 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia (Mwc 7.6)
  47. 47.1944 CEEarthquake — 5 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia (Mw 7.6)
  48. 48.1943 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, S Sumatera (Ms 7.6)
  49. 49.1943 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, New Guinea: Irian Jaya: Aru Islands (Ms 7.6)
  50. 50.1909 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sw Sumatra: Kerintji, Redjanglebong (Ms 7.6)
  51. 51.1909 CEEarthquake — 76 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia (Mw 7.58)
  52. 52.1926 CEEarthquake — 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia (Mw 7.56)
  53. 53.1933 CEEarthquake — 48 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia (Mw 7.52)
  54. 54.2018 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sulawesi (Mw 7.5)· 4,340 deaths
  55. 55.2009 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Sumatra: Padang (Mw 7.5)· 1,117 deaths
  56. 56.2004 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Kepulauan Alor (Mw 7.5)· 34 deaths
  57. 57.2018 CEEarthquake — 72 km N of Palu, Indonesia (Mww 7.5)
  58. 58.2007 CEEarthquake — Indonesia, Java (Mw 7.5)
  59. 59.2007 CEEarthquake — 35 km NNE of Rengasdengklok, Indonesia (Mwc 7.5)
  60. 60.2004 CEEarthquake — 63 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste (Mwc 7.5)

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