December 1, 2006 Earthquake: Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia on December 1, 2006 at 14:01:47 UTC, 43 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
- December 1, 2006
- Time
- 14:01:47 UTC
- Place
- Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 43 km (27 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.251° S, 118.777° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 14
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 20
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.
One person died of a heart attack, 14 people injured and at least 20 houses destroyed and many damaged at Bima.
Felt (V) at Bima; (IV) at Labuhan Bajo; (III) at Makassar, Sulawesi and (II) at Mataram, Lombok. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 29, 1820, Makasar, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- November 25, 2007, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- November 8, 2009, Bima, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- March 5, 1836, Flores Sea, Indonesia
- November 28, 1836, Flores Sea, Indonesia
- November 2, 1954, Bima,raba, Sumabawa, Indonesia
- November 28, 1837, Bima, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- January 23, 2003, Dompu, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- July 31, 2016, West Nusa Tenggara, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- March 11, 1982, Sumbawa Island Region, Indonesia
- December 29, 1828, Sulawesi, Indonesia
- December 5, 2003, Flores, Ruteng, Indonesia
- August 6, 1982, Ruteng, Flores Islands, 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 7420.