May 29, 2007 Earthquake: Labuha, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Labuha, Indonesia on May 29, 2007 at 09:36:05 UTC, 24 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
- May 29, 2007
- Time
- 09:36:05 UTC
- Place
- Labuha, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 1.065° S, 127.343° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses destroyed
- Some (about 51 to 100)
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.
Several houses damaged and power outages occurred at Labuha. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 14, 2019, N, Molucca Islands, Indonesia
- October 8, 1994, Halmahera, Indonesia
- January 10, 1900, Galela (Halmahera Island), Indonesia
- October 6, 1860, Halmahera Island, Indonesia
- July 19, 1646, Makjan (Maklan), Maluku, Indonesia
- April 30, 1885, Buru I, Ambon I, Haruku I, Indonesia
- October 7, 1923, Djailolo Gilolo, 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 7524.