November 18, 1892 Earthquake: Seram Island, Indonesia
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Seram Island, Indonesia on November 18, 1892, 70 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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 18, 1892
- Place
- Seram Island, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 7 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 70 km (43 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 3.000° S, 127.750° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1892, November 18, after 2:00 [local time]. At Kajeli, there were strong tremors lasting 7-8 minutes; there was still
another light shock in the evening of the following day. There were rather strong shocks at Ambon, Harusua, Kairatu (Ceram Island), and weak shocks at Tifu and Masarete. An hour after the earthquake, there were slight oscillations in sea level at Kajeli. (reference #414)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 29, 1899, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- February 17, 1674, Ambon Island, Seram Island, Indonesia
- January 24, 1965, Sanana Island, Indonesia
- September 25, 2019, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- March 14, 2006, Seram, Indonesia
- August 18, 1754, Ambon Island, Indonesia
- November 12, 2019, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- September 5, 1711, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- October 31, 2017, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- October 10, 2019, Passo, Indonesia
- October 8, 1950, Seram, Indonesia
- January 16, 2016, Buru, Ambalau Island, Maluku, Indonesia
- October 8, 1994, Halmahera, Indonesia
- December 1657, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- July 12, 1673, 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 6571.