September 18, 2009 Earthquake: Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on September 18, 2009 at 23:06:57 UTC, 79 km below the surface.
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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
- September 18, 2009
- Time
- 23:06:57 UTC
- Place
- Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 79 km (49 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 9.138° S, 115.593° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 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.
At least seven people injured and several
buildings damaged in the Denpasar area. Felt (VI) at
Denpasar; (V) at Klungkung; (IV) at Kuta and Ubud;
(III) at Tabanan; (II) at Singaraja. Also felt at
Karangasem. Felt (IV) at Ampenan and Mataram, Lombok.
Felt (III) at Banyuwangi and (II) at Tretes, Java.
Felt at Sumbawa, Sumbawa. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 22, 1815, 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 15, 2021, Karangasem, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- October 20, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- August 19, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
- September 7, 2024, Bali, Indonesia
- January 1, 2004, Bali, Lombok, 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 8534.