November 28, 1837 Earthquake: Bima, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
An earthquake struck Bima, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia on November 28, 1837.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 28, 1837
- Place
- Bima, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.500° S, 118.500° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million); Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100) with its tsunami and other effects
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1837, November 28. Intensity VIII-IX. Bima: Sumbawa - a strong earthquake occurred and caused severe damage to buildings, some of which collapsed. (reference #1188)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 29, 1820, Makasar, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- November 25, 2007, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- November 8, 2009, Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- December 1, 2006, Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- March 5, 1836, Flores Sea, Indonesia
- November 28, 1836, Flores Sea, Indonesia
- January 23, 2003, Dompu, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- November 2, 1954, Bima,raba, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- July 31, 2016, West Nusa Tenggara, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- March 11, 1982, Sumbawa Island Region, Indonesia
- December 29, 1828, Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1804.