This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries ofIndonesia. The determinants of the activity are indicated by the geology of the region, and the volcanic activity.
Large numbers of earthquakes of smaller magnitude occur very regularly due to the meeting of major tectonic plates in the region. Based on the records of theUSGS, Indonesia has had more than 150 earthquakes with magnitude > 7 in the period 1901–2019.

| Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | East Java | 6.0 Mw | VI | 6 | More than 200 building damaged | [1] | |
| 2025-08-17 | Sulawesi | 5.8 Mw | VI | 2 | 42 | Severe damage | [2] |
| 2025-05-23 | Bengkulu | 5.7 Mw | VI | 1 | 2 | More than 300 building damaged | [3] |
| 2025-03-17 | North Sumatra | 5.4 Mw | V | 1 | Several | [4] | |
| 2024-09-18 | West Java | 5.0 Mw | VII | 2 | 159 | 8,437 buildings damaged | [5] |
| 2024-09-07 | Bali | 4.8 Mw | VI | 1 | 3 | 10 buildings damaged. | [6][7] |
| 2024-04-27 | West Java | 6.1 Mw | V | 1 | 12 | Hundreds buildings damaged | [8][9] |
| 2024-03-22 | East Java | 6.4 Mw | VIII | 14 | 3,500 building damage inBawean island,Tuban andSurabaya | ||
| 2023-06-30 | Special Region of Yogyakarta | 5.9 Mw | IV | 1 | 23 | Severe damage | [10] |
| 2023-04-24 | Sumatra | 7.1 Mw | VIII | Moderate damage | [11] | ||
| 2023-04-14 | East Java | 7.0 Mw | V | 1 | [12] | ||
| 2023-02-09 | Papua | 5.1 Mw | V | 4 | 5 | Severe damage | [13] |
| 2023-01-18 | North Maluku | 7.0 Mw | V | Minor damage | [14] | ||
| 2023-01-09 | Maluku | 7.6 Mw | VI | 11 | Moderate damage | [15] | |
| 2022-12-03 | West Java | 5.7 Mw | IV | 2 | Slight damage | [16] | |
| 2022-11-21 | West Java | 5.6 Mw | VIII | 335–635 | 7,729 | Extreme damage | [17] |
| 2022-09-30 | Sumatra | 5.9 Mw | VII | 2 | 25 | Moderate damage | [18] |
| 2022-02-25 | Sumatra | 6.1 Mw | VIII | 27 | 457 | Severe damage | |
| 2022-01-14 | Banten | 6.6 Mw | VI | 10 | 3,000 buildings damaged | [19] | |
| 2021-12-14 | Flores | 7.3 Mw | VI | 1 | 173 | Severe damage | [20] |
| 2021-10-16 | Bali | 4.7 Mw | IV | 4 | 72 | [21] | |
| 2021-08-26 | Sulawesi | 5.5 Mw | VII | 1 | 39 | [22] | |
| 2021-07-26 | Sulawesi | 6.3 Mw | VI | 1 | [23] | ||
| 2021-04-11 | Java | 6.0 Mw | V | 10 | 104 | [24] | |
| 2021-02-03 | Sulawesi | 4.9 Mw | III | 1 | [25] | ||
| 2021-01-14 | Sulawesi | 6.2 Mw | VI | 105 | 3,369 | [26] | |
| 2020-10-27 | Sulawesi | 5.4 Mw | VI | 1 | [27] | ||
| 2019-11-12 | Maluku | 5.0 Mw | IV | 2 | 9 | Aftershock. | [28] |
| 2019-11-04 | Molucca Sea | 7.1 Mw | VII | 1 | 3 | [29] | |
| 2019-10-10 | Maluku | 5.2 Mw | IV | 1 | 3 | Casualties due to damage to a college. | [30][31] |
| 2019-09-25 | Maluku | 6.5 Mw | VII | 41 | 1,578 | Landslides. | [32] |
| 2019-08-02 | Java | 6.9 Mw | VI | 8 | 8 | [33] | |
| 2019-07-14 | North Maluku | 7.2 Mw | VIII | 14 | 129 | [34] | |
| 2019-04-12 | Sulawesi | 6.8 Mw | VI | 1 | [35] | ||
| 2019-03-17 | Lombok | 5.5 Mw | V | 6 | 182 | [36] | |
| 2018-11-14 | Sulawesi | 5.6 Mw | VII | 7 | 6 | Landslides. | [37] |
| 2018-10-10 | Java | 6.0 Mw | V | 4 | 36 | [38] | |
| 2018-09-28 | Sulawesi | 7.5 Mw | X | 4,340 | 10,679 | Major tsunami (up to 11m), more than 600 people missing. | [39] |
| 2018-08-19 | Lombok | 6.9 Mw | VII | 14 | 24 | Fatalities also inSumbawa. | [40] |
| 2018-08-19 | Lombok | 6.3 Mw | VII | 2 | 3 | Aftershock. | [41] |
| 2018-08-09 | Lombok | 5.9 Mw | VII | 6 | 24 | Aftershock. | [42] |
| 2018-08-05 | Lombok | 6.9 Mw | VIII | 513 | 1,353 | Widespread damage. | [43] |
| 2018-07-29 | Lombok | 6.4 Mw | VI | 20 | 401 | Foreshock. | [44][45] |
| 2018-07-21 | Sumatra | 5.2 MW | 1 | 2 | [46] | ||
| 2018-04-18 | Java | 4.5 MW | 3 | 21 | Buildings damaged inKalibening District. | [47] | |
| 2018-01-23 | Java | 6.0 MW | V | 2 | 41 | ||
| 2017-12-15 | Java | 6.5 Mw | VII | 4 | 36 | ||
| 2017-11-18 | North Maluku | 5.8 Mw | VI | 1 | Moderate damage | [48] | |
| 2017-10-31 | Ambon | 6.3 Mw | VII | 1 | [49] | ||
| 2016-12-07 | Sumatra | 6.5 Mw | VIII | 104 | 1,273 | Heavy damage inAceh region. | |
| 2016-03-02 | Sumatra | 7.8 Mw | III | ||||
| 2015-07-28 | Papua | 7.0 Mw | VII | 1 | Buildings damaged or destroyed. | [50] | |
| 2013-07-02 | Sumatra | 6.1 Mw | 43 | 276 | [51] | ||
| 2013-04-06 | Papua | 7.0 Mw | VII | 3 | 2 | Deaths from landslides. | [52][53] |
| 2012-08-18 | Sulawesi | 6.3 Mw | VIII | 6 | 43 | Severe damage | [54] |
| 2012-04-11 | Wharton Basin | 8.2 Mw | VI | Doublet | |||
| 2012-04-11 | Wharton Basin | 8.6 Mw | VII | 10 | 12 | Doublet | |
| 2011-10-13 | Bali | 6.1 Mw | V | 43 | [55] | ||
| 2011-09-05 | Sumatra | 6.7 Mw | 10 | [56] | |||
| 2010-10-25 | Sumatra | 7.8 Mw | VII | 408 | Tsunami (local), hundreds missing. | ||
| 2010-06-16 | Papua | 7.0 Mw | VII | 17 | |||
| 2010-04-06 | Banyak Islands | 7.8 Mw | VIII | 62 | |||
| 2010-01-10 | Java | 5.1 Mw | V | 1 | 2 | [57] | |
| 2009-10-01 | Sumatra | 6.6 Mw | VII | 3 | Severe damage. | [58] | |
| 2009-09-30 | Sumatra | 7.6 Mw | VIII | 1,115 | 2,902 | Tsunami (local) | |
| 2009-09-02 | Java | 7.3 Mw | VII | 79 | 1,250 | Tsunami (local) | [59] |
| 2009-02-12 | Talaud | 7.2 Mw | VI | 64 | |||
| 2009-01-04 | West Papua | 7.4 Mw | VII | Doublet | |||
| 2009-01-04 | West Papua | 7.7 Mw | VI | 4 | 50+ | Doublet / tsunami (local) | |
| 2008-11-16 | Sulawesi | 7.3 Mw | VII | 4 | 59 | ||
| 2008-02-20 | Simeulue | 7.4 Mw | 4 | 25 | [60] | ||
| 2007-09-13 | Sumatra | 7.0 Mw | VII | ||||
| 2007-09-13 | Sumatra | 7.9 Mw | VII | 23 | 88 | ||
| 2007-09-12 | Sumatra | 8.5 Mw | VI | ||||
| 2007-03-06 | Sumatra | 6.3 Mw | VI | ||||
| 2007-03-06 | Sumatra | 6.4 Mw | VIII | 68 | 460 | ||
| 2007-01-21 | Molucca Sea | 7.5 Mw | VI | 4 | [61] | ||
| 2006-12-18 | Sumatra | 5.8 Mw | VI | 7 | [62] | ||
| 2006-07-17 | Java | 7.7 Mw | V | 668 | 9,299 | Tsunami (regional) | |
| 2006-05-27 | Java | 6.4 Mw | IX | 5,749 | 38,568 | Extreme damage | |
| 2006-03-14 | Seram | 6.7 Mw | VI | 4 | Tsunami (local) (7 m (23 ft)) | [63] | |
| 2005-03-28 | Sumatra | 8.6 Mw | VIII | 1,314 | 1,146 | ||
| 2004-12-26 | Sumatra–Andaman | 9.2–9.3 Mw | IX | 227,898 | Tsunami (basin wide), 167,540 fatalities in Indonesia | ||
| 2004-11-26 | Papua | 7.1 Mw | VIII | 32 | 130–213 | ||
| 2004-11-11 | Alor | 7.5 Mw | VIII | 34 | 400 | Severe damage | [64] |
| 2004-02-07 | Western New Guinea | 7.3 Mw | Doublet / Damage atNabire | [65] | |||
| 2004-02-05 | Western New Guinea | 7.0 Mw | VI | 37 | Doublet | [66] | |
| 2004-01-01 | Bali | 5.8 Mw | VI | 1 | 29 | Several thousand buildings damaged | NGDC 1972 |
| 2003-05-26 | Halmahera | 7.0 Mw | VIII[67] | 1 | [68] | ||
| 2002-11-02 | Sumatra | 7.3 Mw | VI | 3 | 65 | ||
| 2002-10-10 | Western New Guinea | 7.5 Mw | 8 | 632 | Tsunami (local) | [69] | |
| 2000-06-04 | Sumatra | 7.9 Mw | VIII | 103 | 2,174 | ||
| 2000-05-04 | Sulawesi | 7.6 Mw | VII | 46 | 264 | Tsunami (local) | NGDC 1972 |
| Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-21 | Java | 6.5 Mw | VII | 5 | 220 | ||
| 1998-11-29 | North Maluku | 7.7 Mw | VII | 41 | 171 | Tsunami | |
| 1998-09-28 | East Java | 6.6 Mw | V | 1 | 200 | Hundreds building damage | [70] |
| 1997-09-28 | South Sulawesi | 5.9 Mw | VII | 18 | 300 | Severe damage | [71] |
| 1996-02-17 | Biak | 8.1 Mw | IX | 166 | 423 | ||
| 1996-01-01 | Sulawesi | 7.9 Mw | 8 | Tsunami (local) | [72] | ||
| 1995-10-06 | Sumatra | 6.8 Mw | 84 | 1868 | Extreme damage | NGDC 1972 | |
| 1994-06-03 | Java | 7.8 Mw | IV | 250 | Tsunami (local) | ||
| 1994-02-15 | Sumatra | 7.0 Mw | VII | 207 | 2,000+ | ||
| 1992-12-12 | Flores | 7.8 Mw | IX–X | 2,500 | 500 | Tsunami (local) | |
| 1989-08-01 | West Papua | 6.0 Mw | VIII | 120 | 125 | ||
| 1984-11-17 | Sumatra | 7.2 Mw | VII | 1 | |||
| 1982-12-25 | Flores | 5.9 Mw | VI | 13 | 390 | ||
| 1981-01-19 | Papua | 6.8 ML | 305 | Hundreds missing | |||
| 1979-12-18 | Bali | 6.3 Ms | VIII | 27 | 200+ | ||
| 1979-09-12 | West Papua | 7.5 Mw | IX | 115 | Tsunami | ||
| 1977-08-19 | Sumba | 8.3 Mw | 180 | 1,100 | Tsunami (local) | ||
| 1976-07-14 | Bali | 6.5 Ms | IX | 573 | 4,750 | ||
| 1976-06-25 | Papua | 7.1 Mw | X | 422 | Landslides, thousands missing | ||
| 1969-02-23 | West Sulawesi | 7.0 Mw | VIII | 664 | Tsunami | ||
| 1968-10-14 | Sulawesi | 7.4 ML | 213 | ||||
| 1967-02-19 | East Java | 6.3 Mw | VII | 54 | 300 | Heavy damage inMalang andTrenggalek Regencies | [73][74] |
| 1965-01-24 | Sanana | 8.2 Mw | 71 | ||||
| 1950-06-12 | Java | 6.6 Mw | VII | 16 | [75] | ||
| 1943-06-08 | Sumatra | 7.2 Mw | Doublet | ||||
| 1943-06-09 | Sumatra | 7.5 Mw | Doublet | ||||
| 1943-07-23 | Java | 7.0 Mw | VIII | 213 | 2,096 | Severe damage | NGDC 1972 |
| 1943-04-01 | Java | 7.1 Mw | VII | Severe | [76] | ||
| 1938-02-01 | Banda Sea | 8.5–8.6 Mw | VII | Tsunami (local) | |||
| 1937-09-27 | Java | 6.9 Mw | VII | 1 | 300 Homes destroyed | [77] | |
| 1935-12-28 | Sumatra | 7.7 Mw | VIII | Tsunami (local) | |||
| 1933-06-24 | Sumatra | 7.7 Ms | IX | 76+ | Heavy damage. Volcanic eruption triggered. | ||
| 1931-09-25 | Sumatra | 7.3 Mw | Tsunami (Local) | ||||
| 1926-09-10 | Java | 7.1 Mw | VII | [78] | |||
| 1926-06-28 | West Sumatra | 7.6 ML | VII | 354 | |||
| 1924-12-02 | Central Java | 5.8 Mw | IX | 900 | Extreme damage and mudslide inWonosobo Regency | [79] | |
| 1921-09-11 | Java | 7.6 Mw | [80] | ||||
| 1917-01-20 | Bali | 6.6 Ms | IX | 1,500 | Landslides | ||
| 1916-09-11 | East Java | 6.6 Mw | Many homes damaged | [81] | |||
| 1913-03-14 | Mindanao | 7.9 Mw | IX | 138 | |||
| 1909-06-04 | Sumatra | 7.6 Mw | IX | 195–200 | |||
| 1907-01-04 | Sumatra | 8.2–8.4 Mw | VIII | 2,188 | Tsunami (regional) | ||
| 1903-02-27 | Java,Sumatra | 7.3 Mw | VIII | Tsunami | [82] |
| Date | Region | Mag. | MMI | Fatalities | Injuries | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899-09-30 | Seram | 7.8 Ms | 3,864 | Tsunami (local) | |||
| 1898-01-06 | Ambon | 126 | 300+ | Heavy damage | [83] | ||
| 1867-06-10 | Java | 7.8 Mw | IX | 700 | Severe damage | ||
| 1861-02-16 | Sumatra | 8.5 Mw | 2,000+ | ||||
| 1852-11-25 | Banda Sea | 8.3 Ms | IX | 60+ | Severe damage / tsunami (regional) | NGDC 1972 | |
| 1843-01-05 | Sumatra | 7.3 Ms | XI | Many | Severe damage / tsunami (local) | NGDC 1972 | |
| 1834-10-10 | Java | 7.0–7.7 Mw | IX | 5 | [84] | ||
| 1833-11-25 | Sumatra | 8.8–9.2 Mw | Numerous | Tsunami (local) | |||
| 1833-01-28 | Java | 7.0 Mw[failed verification] | VII-VIII | Multiple | [85] | ||
| 1820-12-29 | Flores Sea | 7.5 Mw | 500 | Tsunami | [86] | ||
| 1815-11-22 | Bali | 7.0 Ms | 10,253 | Tsunami | NGDC 1972 | ||
| 1797-02-10 | Sumatra | 8.6–8.8 Mw | Numerous | Tsunami (local) | |||
| 1780-01-22 | Java | 8.0–8.5 Mw | VIII | Severe Damage | [84] | ||
| 1699-01-05 | Batavia (Jakarta) | 7.4-8.0 Mw | IX | 128 | Severe Damage | [87] | |
| 1674-02-17 | Ambon–Seram | 6.8 Ms | 86 | 135 | Severe damage / tsunami | NGDC 1972 | |
| 1629-08-01 | Banda Sea | 8.2–8.8 Ms | Tsunami (regional) | ||||
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