May 29, 2020 Earthquake: Ijen, Java, Indonesia
An earthquake struck Ijen, Java, Indonesia on May 29, 2020 at 05:30 UTC. It killed 1 person, counting the tsunami it caused.
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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
- May 29, 2020
- Time
- 05:30 UTC
- Place
- Ijen, Java, Indonesia
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Volcano
- The eruption it came with
- Epicenter
- 8.058° S, 114.242° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Deaths
- 1 with its tsunami and other effects
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.
A sulfur miner was killed when volcanic activity at Mount Ijen in East Java released poisonous gas and triggered a 3-meter wave in a natural lake situated within the volcano's crater on Friday afternoon. The tremor occurred within the mountain at 12:30, resulting in toxic air and an isolated wave from the lake in the crater, kompas.com reported. (reference #12718)
[Mt. Ijen] Earthquakes are dominated by very shallow earthquake[...]where the number of events per day fluctuates (5 events / day) and tremors of short duration (1 to 5 minutes)[...]Based on visual and instrumental observations as of May 29, 2020, volcanic seismic energy has not shown a significant increase.(reference #12719, unofficial English translation)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 22, 1815, Bali, Indonesia
- July 14, 1976, Bali, Indonesia
- February 19, 1967, Dampit,gondang,trenggalek, Java, Indonesia
- May 13, 1857, Dilhi, Gera, Timor Island, Indonesia
- December 17, 1979, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- May 30, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- April 10, 2021, Lumajang, Malang, Java, Indonesia
- October 10, 2018, Madura Island, Java, Indonesia
- October 15, 2021, Karangasem, Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- October 20, 1979, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia
- September 7, 2024, Bali, Indonesia
- January 1, 2004, Bali, Lombok, Indonesia
- September 9, 2007, Situbondo, Indonesia
- April 16, 2004, Bali, Indonesia
- January 8, 1925, Banda Sea, 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 10501.