Significant earthquakes in Indonesia
Indonesia: Significant earthquakes was 5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 97 countries
All-time high
13
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 1629
Years of data
165
1629–2024
Significant earthquakes in Indonesia, 1629–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, significant earthquakes in Indonesia stood at 5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, significant earthquakes in Indonesia peaked at 13 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1629.
Indonesia ranks 1st of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Significant earthquakes in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1629 | 1 | — |
| 1630 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1646 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1657 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1659 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1673 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1674 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1681 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1690 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1708 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1711 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1722 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1754 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1757 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1763 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1775 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1816 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1818 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1820 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1823 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1837 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1846 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1854 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1855 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1856 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1857 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1858 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1859 | 6 | +500.0% |
| 1860 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 1861 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1863 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 1864 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1865 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1886 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1887 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1890 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1899 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1903 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1904 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1905 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1908 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1909 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1910 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1913 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1914 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1915 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1917 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1918 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1919 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1922 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1924 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1926 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1927 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 1930 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1931 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1932 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1933 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1937 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1938 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1939 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1942 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1944 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1948 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1949 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1950 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1954 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1956 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 1958 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1960 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1961 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1964 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1965 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 1967 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1968 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1975 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 | +133.3% |
| 1980 | 1 | -85.7% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 1987 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 | +250.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | -57.1% |
| 1996 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | -75.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 12 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 10 | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 9 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2011 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 13 | +160.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | -30.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 5.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1, 5.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Significant earthquakes in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | +500.0% | 1 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1620s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1630s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1640s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1650s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1670s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1680s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1690s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1720s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1760s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1790s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1830s | 1.4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1840s | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1850s | 2.86 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 1860s | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1880s | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1890s | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1900s | 2.14 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1910s | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1920s | 2.12 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1930s | 2.11 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2.12 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.33 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.56 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.78 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 | 2 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More reference data data for Indonesia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 23.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 187.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 19.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is significant earthquakes in Indonesia?
- Significant earthquakes in Indonesia was 5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest significant earthquakes recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13 in 2018.
- What is the lowest significant earthquakes recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1629.
- How does Indonesia rank for significant earthquakes?
- Indonesia ranks 1st out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is significant earthquakes rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Significant earthquakes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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