December 21, 1999 Earthquake: Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia on December 21, 1999 at 14:14:57 UTC, 56 km below the surface. It killed 5 people.
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The earthquake
- Date
- December 21, 1999
- Time
- 14:14:57 UTC
- Place
- Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 56 km (35 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.845° S, 105.555° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 220
- Damage
- $3.9 million
- Houses damaged
- 2,800
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.
Five people killed at Pandeglang, more than 220 injured and
2,800 houses damaged in western Jawa. Damage estimated at
3.9 million US dollars. Felt (V) at Jakarta and (III) at
Bandung and Bekasi, Jawa; (III) at Liwa and Tanjungkarang-
Telukbetung, Sumatera. Felt throughout western Jawa and in
southeastern Sumatera, Indonesia. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
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- November 21, 2022, Cianjur, W Java, Indonesia
- August 2, 2019, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- January 23, 2018, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- February 9, 1975, Java, Indonesia
- January 14, 2022, Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
- January 9, 1852, Telukbetung, Djakarta, Sumatra, Java, Indonesia
- December 16, 1963, Labuhan, Menes, Ponorogo, Java, Indonesia
- March 10, 2020, Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia
- June 4, 2012, Java, Indonesia
- February 27, 1903, S of Java, Indonesia
- June 19, 1930, Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia
- May 12, 2006, Kaliandak, Sumatra, Indonesia
- July 12, 2000, Bandung,cibadak,cimandiri,kadudampit, Jawa, Indonesia
- March 16, 1863, Java, Indonesia
- February 10, 1982, Java, Sukabumi, 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 5549.