March 21, 2017 Earthquake: Bali, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Bali, Indonesia on March 21, 2017 at 23:10:25 UTC, 112 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
- March 21, 2017
- Time
- 23:10:25 UTC
- Place
- Bali, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 112 km (70 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 8.492° S, 115.323° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 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.
Four people injured and dozens of buildings destroyed on Bali. Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia - CDI: 5; Ubud, Bali, Indonesia - CDI: 4; Tabanan, Bali, Indonesia - CDI: 4; Martapura, Kalimantan Selatan, Indonesia - CDI: 4; Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 22, 1815, Bali, Indonesia
- January 20, 1917, 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 10, 2018, Madura Island, Java, Indonesia
- October 15, 2021, Karangasem, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- October 20, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- August 19, 2018, Lombok Island, Indonesia
More
Significant earthquakes of 2017The 2000sEvery quake the USGS located in 2017Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 10436.