April 16, 2004 Earthquake: Bali, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Bali, Indonesia on April 16, 2004 at 18:32:24 UTC, 96 km below the surface.
Map
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
- April 16, 2004
- Time
- 18:32:24 UTC
- Place
- Bali, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 96 km (60 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.669° S, 114.650° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
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.
Some buildings
slightly damaged on Bali. Felt (IV) at Denpasar. Felt
at Jembrana, Kuta, Nusa Dua, Tabanan and other places
along the southern coast of Bali. Also felt (IV) at
Mataram, Lombok and at Banyuwangi and Jember, Java. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 22, 1815, Bali, Indonesia
- July 14, 1976, Bali, Indonesia
- February 19, 1967, Dampit,gondang,trenggalek, Java, Indonesia
- May 13, 1857, Dilhi, Gera, Timor Island, Indonesia
- December 17, 1979, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- May 30, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- August 9, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- October 10, 2018, Madura Island, Java, Indonesia
- October 15, 2021, Karangasem, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- October 20, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- September 7, 2024, Bali, Indonesia
- May 29, 2020, Ijen, Java, Indonesia
- January 1, 2004, Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
- March 21, 2017, Bali, Indonesia
- January 26, 1977, Kayubihi,banjar Antugan Jehem, Bali, 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 5774.