November 23, 1890 Earthquake: Bandaneira, Indonesia
An earthquake struck Bandaneira, Indonesia on November 23, 1890.
Map
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 23, 1890
- Place
- Bandaneira, Indonesia
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 4.500° S, 129.900° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Many (101 to 1,000)
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.
1890, November 23. Intensity VII. Bandanaira: Maluku - damage to most of the houses and buildings. (reference #1188)
1890, November 23. Between 9h 50m and 10h 20m, a.m. Moluccas, Bandaneira in Amboina. Intensity I which corresponds to an earthquake of intensity sufficient to crack walls, break chimneys, to shatter old buildings or to produce cracks in the ground. (reference #1055)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 25, 1852, Bandanaira, Maluku, Indonesia
- September 12, 1763, Bandaneira, Indonesia
- August 1, 1629, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- August 18, 1754, Ambon Island, Indonesia
- September 5, 1711, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- October 8, 1950, Seram, Indonesia
- October 10, 1882, Bandaneira, Indonesia
- March 6, 1710, Bandaneira, Indonesia
- 1630, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- July 20, 1859, Lonthor Island, Indonesia
- November 26, 1841, N. Moluccas Islands, Indonesia
- January 15, 1975, Bandanaira, Maluku, Indonesia
- December 24, 1852, Bandaneira, Indonesia
- June 16, 2021, Maluku, Indonesia
- July 18, 1956, Banda Sea, 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 2403.