December 13, 1926 Earthquake: Prupuk,margarsari,dubuktengah, Java, Indonesia
An earthquake struck Prupuk,margarsari,dubuktengah, Java, Indonesia on December 13, 1926.
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
- December 13, 1926
- Place
- Prupuk,margarsari,dubuktengah, Java, Indonesia
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 7.100° S, 109.000° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
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.
1926, December 13. Intensity VIII-IX. Prupuk: Central Java - destructive at Prupuk and Margasari; minor damage at Dubuktengah, Kaligayan, Wonosari, Danurejo, Jembayat, Pakulaut and Kalisosok. A few people were injured. (reference #1188)
1926, December 13. Epic.: 7.1 S, 109.l E. Intensity VIII to IX. Destructive at Prupuk and Margasari; minor damage
at Dubuktengah, Kaligojan. Wonosari. Danuredjo, Djembajat. Pakulaut and Kalisosok. A few people were injured. (reference #3831)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 26, 2006, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
- December 2, 1924, Wonosobo, Java, Indonesia
- November 12, 1924, Java, Indonesia
- November 2, 1979, Java, Indonesia
- October 25, 1875, Kuningan, W Java, Indonesia
- June 10, 1867, Jogyakarta, Surakarta, Java, Indonesia
- December 15, 2017, Java, Indonesia
- April 18, 2018, Banjarnegara, Java, Indonesia
- September 18, 2024, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
- June 16, 1971, Buaran,bantar Kawsun,jipang, Java, Indonesia
- February 2, 2005, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- January 10, 2010, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- February 4, 1992, Jawa, Brebes, Indonesia
- July 31, 1863, Banyumas, Java, Indonesia
- March 21, 2003, Caracas, Cilimus, Sampora, Java, 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 3300.