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Historic Earthquake
1937 Indonesia Earthquake
27 September 1937 · Java, Jogyakarta · Indonesia
On 27 September 1937 at 08:55 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Indonesia (Java, Jogyakarta), at a depth of 70 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 125 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 1 person. 326 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 27 September 1937
- Time
- 08:55 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 70 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 1
- Homes Destroyed
- 326
- Homes Damaged
- 2,200
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth