June 19, 1950 Earthquake: Gresik, Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Gresik, Java, Indonesia on June 19, 1950 at 12:36:54 UTC. It killed 16 people.
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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
- June 19, 1950
- Time
- 12:36:54 UTC
- Place
- Gresik, Java, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.000° S, 113.000° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 50
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 50
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.
1950, June 19, 12:36:51 UTC, 6 113 E. Destructive in Surabaya, Grissee, and Sedajoe. 16 killed, 50 injured, and 50 houses destroyed. magnitude 6.5 (reference #45)
1950, June 19, 12h 36m 54s UTC. 6.2 S, 112.5 E. Intensity VII. East Java: Destructive in and around Gresik. Felt slightly in South Kalimantan and as far west as West Java. (reference #1188)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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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 3943.