January 1, 2004 Earthquake: Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Bali, Lombok, Indonesia on January 1, 2004 at 20:59:31 UTC, 45 km below the surface. It killed 1 person.
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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
- January 1, 2004
- Time
- 20:59:31 UTC
- Place
- Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 45 km (28 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.310° S, 115.788° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $12 million
- Houses destroyed
- 6,000
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.
At least one person killed, 22 injured and 2,000
buildings damaged on Lombok. At least seven people
injured and 4,000 buildings damaged on Bali. Felt (VI)
at Karangasem, Bali and (V) at Mataram, Lombok. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 22, 1815, Bali, Indonesia
- January 20, 1917, Bali, Indonesia
- July 14, 1976, Bali, Indonesia
- August 5, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- May 13, 1857, Dilhi, Gera, Timor Island, Indonesia
- December 17, 1979, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- May 30, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- July 28, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- August 19, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- August 9, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- March 17, 2019, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- October 10, 2018, Madura Island, Java, Indonesia
- October 15, 2021, Karangasem, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- October 20, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- August 19, 2018, Lombok Island, 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 5752.