February 4, 1992 Earthquake: Jawa, Brebes, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Jawa, Brebes, Indonesia on February 4, 1992 at 01:58:39 UTC, 58 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- February 4, 1992
- Time
- 01:58:39 UTC
- Place
- Jawa, Brebes, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 58 km (36 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 7.138° S, 109.067° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 800
- Houses damaged
- 700
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.
1992, Feb 4. One person injured. 800 houses destroyed, 700 damaged and 1,500 families left homeless in the Brebes area.
(reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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- 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
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- December 13, 1926, Prupuk,margarsari,dubuktengah, Java, Indonesia
- July 31, 1863, Banyumas, 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 5315.