Seismic history
Major earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and geological events in Indonesia, 1900–2026, with sources and detailed information.
Total earthquakes
251
M5+
Strongest
M9.1
M7+ events
129
Tsunami events
13
2018-09-28
The Sulawesi earthquake triggered a tsunami and soil liquefaction that devastated Palu and surrounding areas.
| Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-26 | 9.1 | Sumatra, Indonesia🌊 | 30 km | USGS |
| 2005-03-28 | 8.6 | 78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-02-01 | 8.5 | 1938 Banda Sea Earthquake | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-09-12 | 8.4 | 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 34 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1918-08-15 | 8.3 | 1918 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1965-01-24 | 8.2 | 1965 Ceram Sea Earthquake | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1907-01-04 | 8.2 | The 1907 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-05-26 | 8.2 | 1914 Biak Earthquake | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1939-12-21 | 8.1 | 1939 Sulawesi Earthquake | 150 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-11-04 | 8.1 | 1963 Banda Sea Earthquake | 110 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1996-02-17 | 8.1 | 1996 Biak, Indonesia Earthquake | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-09-12 | 7.9 | 87 km SW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-06-04 | 7.9 | 103 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1979-09-12 | 7.9 | 55 km S of Biak, Indonesia | 5 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-03-14 | 7.9 | 47 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1906-06-01 | 7.8 | 230 km W of Abepura, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-08-14 | 7.8 | 64 km NNW of Ende, Indonesia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-01-22 | 7.8 | 160 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 90 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-04-06 | 7.8 | 75 km E of Sinabang, Indonesia | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-04-18 | 7.8 | 75 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1994-06-02 | 7.8 | 249 km SSW of Kencong, Indonesia | 18 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-12-12 | 7.8 | 37 km WNW of Maumere, Indonesia | 28 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-04-01 | 7.8 | 161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-06-09 | 7.7 | 26 km S of Sijunjung, Indonesia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1972-06-11 | 7.7 | 228 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines | 333 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1966-09-08 | 7.7 | 90 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia | 115 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-05-19 | 7.7 | 120 km NE of Palu, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-11-02 | 7.7 | Banda Sea | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1932-05-14 | 7.7 | 148 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1971-01-10 | 7.7 | 120 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia | 27 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1998-11-29 | 7.7 | 264 km ESE of Luwuk, Indonesia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2006-07-17 | 7.7 | 226 km SSW of Singaparna, Indonesia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-01-03 | 7.7 | 140 km WNW of Manokwari, Indonesia | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-08-10 | 7.7 | 121 km E of Bitung, Indonesia | 21 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1916-01-13 | 7.7 | 36 km NNE of Nabire, Indonesia | 25 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1910-12-16 | 7.6 | 101 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-01-09 | 7.6 | Pulau Pulau Tanimbar, Indonesia | 105 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1944-04-27 | 7.6 | 5 km SW of Manokwari, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1947-05-27 | 7.6 | 138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2000-05-04 | 7.6 | 89 km E of Luwuk, Indonesia | 26 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1935-12-28 | 7.6 | 212 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-01-30 | 7.6 | 223 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines | 61 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2002-10-10 | 7.6 | 102 km SSE of Manokwari, Indonesia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1909-06-03 | 7.6 | 76 km SSW of Sungai Penuh, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1921-09-11 | 7.6 | 233 km S of Pundong, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-10-26 | 7.6 | 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-06-25 | 7.5 | 73 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1933-06-24 | 7.5 | 48 km SW of Kotabumi, Indonesia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2018-09-28 | 7.5 | Sulawesi, Indonesia🌊 | 20 km | USGS |
| 1907-06-25 | 7.5 | 64 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2007-08-08 | 7.5 | 35 km NNE of Rengasdengklok, Indonesia | 280 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-10-19 | 7.5 | 155 km E of Kendari, Indonesia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1991-06-20 | 7.5 | 79 km NNW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 31 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1986-08-14 | 7.5 | 146 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-11-20 | 7.5 | 45 km SW of Sarangani, Philippines | 202 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-11 | 7.5 | 63 km NW of Maubara, Timor Leste | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1912-08-17 | 7.5 | 210 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1927-06-03 | 7.5 | 273 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1941-11-08 | 7.4 | 33 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1923-10-07 | 7.4 | 193 km W of Sorong, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2026-04-01 | 7.4 | 129 km ESE of Bitung, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2008-11-16 | 7.4 | 135 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1943-06-08 | 7.4 | 78 km NNW of Curup, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1931-09-25 | 7.3 | 161 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1903-02-27 | 7.3 | South of Java, Indonesia | - | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1917-08-30 | 7.3 | 145 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 140 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2021-12-29 | 7.3 | 125 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 165 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1950-10-08 | 7.3 | 55 km S of Ambon, Indonesia | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2017-01-10 | 7.3 | 189 km SSE of Tabiauan, Philippines🌊 | 627 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1992-12-20 | 7.3 | 281 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia | 78 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1983-11-24 | 7.3 | 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 179 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2019-06-24 | 7.3 | Banda Sea🌊 | 212 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1925-11-10 | 7.3 | 60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1908-05-05 | 7.3 | 108 km SE of Tondano, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1957-09-24 | 7.3 | 146 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1938-10-10 | 7.2 | 182 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1968-08-14 | 7.2 | 112 km N of Palu, Indonesia | 17 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1969-02-11 | 7.2 | 187 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste | 431 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2010-05-09 | 7.2 | 45 km SSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia | 38 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2009-02-11 | 7.2 | 196 km SSE of Sarangani, Philippines | 20 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1905-09-29 | 7.2 | 58 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1948-03-01 | 7.1 | 124 km WNW of Ambon, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1936-02-15 | 7.1 | 152 km NNE of Tual, Indonesia | 15 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1963-04-16 | 7.1 | 197 km SSE of Sofifi, Indonesia | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1913-01-11 | 7.1 | 156 km NW of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2023-11-08 | 7.1 | Banda Sea | 6 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1914-07-04 | 7.1 | 196 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia | 200 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1926-09-10 | 7.1 | 138 km SSE of Pundong, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1962-05-15 | 7.1 | 186 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 30 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1937-08-11 | 7.1 | 205 km NNE of Gili Air, Indonesia | 610 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1976-06-25 | 7.1 | 214 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1999-03-04 | 7.1 | 69 km S of Tabiauan, Philippines | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1995-12-25 | 7.1 | 297 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste | 142 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1990-05-24 | 7.1 | 135 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia | 589 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2005-03-02 | 7.1 | Banda Sea | 202 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2004-11-26 | 7.1 | 29 km SSW of Nabire, Indonesia | 10 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 2001-02-24 | 7.1 | 137 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia | 35 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1989-02-10 | 7.1 | 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia | 44 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1987-06-17 | 7.1 | 217 km W of Tual, Indonesia | 67 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |
| 1984-11-17 | 7.1 | 190 km SSW of Sibolga, Indonesia | 33 km | USGS Earthquake Hazards Program |