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Historic Earthquake
1994 East Java Earthquake
2 June 1994 · Java · Indonesia
On 2 June 1994 at 18:17 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Indonesia (Java), at a depth of 18 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 238 people and injured 423. 1,500 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 2 June 1994
- Time
- 18:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 18 km
- Deaths
- 238
- Injuries
- 423
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,500
- Estimated Damage
- 2 million US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (13.9 m wave)
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20212021 April East Java Earthquake · M 6.010 deaths
- 1967Java, Dampit · M 6.854 deaths
- 1921S of Java · M 7.5
- 1916Java · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth