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__NOTOC__ This is an incomplete list of more recent recorded major earthquakes that have occurred within the boundaries of
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
. 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 the
USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
, Indonesia has had more than 150 earthquakes with magnitude > 7 in the period 1901–2019.


Earthquakes


2000–present


1900-1999


1629-1899


See also

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Eurasian Plate The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate that includes most of the continent of Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia), with the notable exceptions of the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent an ...
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Geology of Indonesia This is a brief summary of the geology of Indonesia. Indonesia is located between two major tectonic plates, the Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Tectonics The tectonics of Indonesia are very complex, as it is a meeting point of ...
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Indo-Australian Plate The Indo-Australian Plate is a major tectonic plate that includes the continent of Australia and the surrounding ocean and extends northwest to include the Indian subcontinent and the adjacent waters. It was formed by the fusion of the Indian an ...
* Krakatoa * List of faults in Indonesia * List of historical earthquakes * List of natural disasters in Indonesia *
List of tsunamis affecting Indonesia There have been many tsunamis involving the territory that is now Indonesia. List {{{!class="wikitable sortable" {{!+List of significant tsunamis in Indonesia !Event !Date !Location !class="unsortable"{{!Summary !class="unsortable"{{!Notes ...
* List of volcanoes in Indonesia * Seismicity of the Sumatra coast


References


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Further reading

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External links

* Hayes, G.P. ''et al.'' 2013
Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Sumatra and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-L, scale 1:6,000,000
* Jones, E.S. ''et al.'' 2014
Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-N, 1 sheet, scale 1:5,000,000Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2012 Java and vicinity
* Benz, H.M. ''et al.'' 2011
Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2010 New Guinea and vicinity: USGS Open-File Report 2010–1083-H, scale 1:8,000,000
* {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Earthquakes In Indonesia
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
Tsunamis in Indonesia
Earthquakes An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, fro ...