July 6, 1990 Earthquake: W, Kuningan, Majalenga, Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck W, Kuningan, Majalenga, Java, Indonesia on July 6, 1990 at 00:16:20 UTC, 14 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- July 6, 1990
- Time
- 00:16:20 UTC
- Place
- W, Kuningan, Majalenga, Java, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 14 km (9 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.904° S, 108.120° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 103
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 10,300
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.
1990, July 6. At least 103 people injured and about 10,300
houses, mosques and public buildings damaged or destroyed in the Kuningan-Majalenga-Sumedong area.
(reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 21, 2022, Cianjur, W Java, Indonesia
- September 2, 2009, Java, Indonesia
- November 12, 1924, Java, Indonesia
- November 2, 1979, Java, Indonesia
- October 25, 1875, Kuningan, W Java, Indonesia
- December 15, 2017, Java, Indonesia
- April 18, 2018, Banjarnegara, Java, Indonesia
- September 18, 2024, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
- February 2, 2005, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- June 16, 1971, Buaran,bantar Kawsun,jipang, Java, Indonesia
- January 10, 2010, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- April 27, 2024, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
- February 9, 1975, Java, Indonesia
- March 21, 2003, Caracas, Cilimus, Sampora, Java, Indonesia
- January 1, 2024, Sumedang, W 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 5251.