April 16, 1980 Earthquake: Tasikmalaja, Java, Indonesia

Date

April 16, 1980

Time

12:18:20 UTC

Place

Tasikmalaja, Java, Indonesia

Magnitude

5.8 (mb)

Focal depth

84 km (52 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

8.082° S, 108.793° E

Country

Indonesia

Damage

Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.

• May 26, 2006, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, IndonesiaM6.3 · 6,234 deaths · $3.1 billion · 127,000 houses destroyed · 183 km
• December 2, 1924, Wonosobo, Java, Indonesia727 deaths · 150 km
• September 2, 2009, Java, IndonesiaM7 · 81 deaths · 168 km
• November 12, 1924, Java, Indonesia60 deaths · 141 km
• November 2, 1979, Java, IndonesiaM6.1 · 30 deaths · $16 million · 76 km
• October 25, 1875, Kuningan, W Java, Indonesia7 deaths · 142 km
• June 10, 1867, Jogyakarta, Surakarta, Java, Indonesia5 deaths · 372 houses destroyed · 180 km
• December 15, 2017, Java, IndonesiaM6.5 · 4 deaths · 95 km
• April 18, 2018, Banjarnegara, Java, IndonesiaM4.5 · 3 deaths · 133 km
• September 18, 2024, Bandung, Java, IndonesiaM5 · 2 deaths · $30 million · 784 houses destroyed · 164 km
• January 10, 2010, Garut, Java, IndonesiaM5.1 · 1 death · 103 km
• June 16, 1971, Buaran,bantar Kawsun,jipang, Java, IndonesiaM5.2 · 1 death · 104 km
• June 30, 2023, Yogyakarta, Java, IndonesiaM5.8 · 1 death · 3 houses destroyed · 152 km
• February 2, 2005, Garut, Java, IndonesiaM4.8 · 1 death · 158 km
• April 27, 2024, Bandung, Java, IndonesiaM6.1 · 1 death · $10 million · 14 houses destroyed · 167 km

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