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Historic Earthquake
2022 Cianjur Earthquake
21 November 2022 · W Java, Cianjur · Indonesia
On 21 November 2022 at 06:21 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia (W Java, Cianjur), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Sunda Plate, 279 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (subduction zone). It killed at least 635 people and injured 10,595. 13,633 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 21 November 2022
- Time
- 06:21 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.6
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 635
- Injuries
- 10,595
- Homes Destroyed
- 13,633
- Homes Damaged
- 42,645
- Estimated Damage
- 256 million US dollars
- Plate
- Sunda Plate
- Country
- Indonesia
- Nearest Volcano
- Gede-Pangrango (6 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20092009 West Java Earthquake · M 7.081 deaths
- 20072007 Java Earthquake · M 7.5
- 2006July 2006 Java Earthquake · M 7.7802 deaths
- 1979Java · M 6.130 deaths
- 1957Java Sea · M 7.5
- 1903S of Java · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth