Significant earthquakes of 2007

August 8, 2007 Earthquake: Java, Indonesia

August 8, 2007 · M7.5

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Java, Indonesia on August 8, 2007 at 17:04:58 UTC, 289 km below the surface.

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The earthquake

Date
August 8, 2007
Time
17:04:58 UTC
Place
Java, Indonesia
Magnitude
7.5 (Mw)
Focal depth
289 km (180 mi)
Tsunami
None recorded
Epicenter
5.968° S, 107.655° E
Country
Indonesia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

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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 7533.