June 19, 1930 Earthquake: Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia
A magnitude 6 earthquake struck Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia on June 19, 1930 at 13:07:27 UTC, 33 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
- June 19, 1930
- Time
- 13:07:27 UTC
- Place
- Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 5.600° S, 105.300° 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.
Reference #414:
June 19, 1930, 20:00 [local time]. Two strong shocks at 20 minute intervals in the region of Telukbetung were felt as far as Djakarta (Batqvia) (radius of perceptibility 300 km). There was no damage, but the residents in the vicinity of Telukbetung were terrified and ran screaming from their huts.
[19.VI; 13h07m27s and 13h27m18s; 5.6o S., 105.3o E.; M=6 and 5.8.]
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- February 15, 1994, Southern Sumatera, Liwa, Lampung, Indonesia
- August 2, 2019, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- December 21, 1999, Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia
- January 23, 2018, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- February 9, 1975, Java, Indonesia
- May 12, 2006, Kaliandak, Sumatra, Indonesia
- December 16, 1963, Labuhan, Menes, Ponorogo, Java, Indonesia
- June 24, 1933, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- January 9, 1852, Telukbetung, Djakarta, Sumatra, Java, Indonesia
- June 25, 1933, S Sumatera, Indonesia
- January 14, 2022, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
- March 16, 1863, Java, Indonesia
- October 1722, Djakarta (Jakarta), Java, Indonesia
- April 21, 1958, Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
- August 24, 1757, Jakarta, 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 6085.