March 10, 2020 Earthquake: Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia on March 10, 2020 at 10:18:04 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- March 10, 2020
- Time
- 10:18:04 UTC
- Place
- Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.785° S, 106.681° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 1,137
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.
4 minor injuries, 1137 damaged houses, 1 religious structures damaged, 13 damaged education facilities (reference #12674)
Two people injured and 93 homes damaged at Purwabakti. Cidahu, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 7; Lemahabang, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 6; Sungai Liat, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia - CDI: 4; Cibadak, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 4; Cicuruk, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 21, 2022, Cianjur, W Java, Indonesia
- September 2, 2009, Java, Indonesia
- November 2, 1979, Java, Indonesia
- October 25, 1875, Kuningan, W Java, Indonesia
- December 21, 1999, Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia
- December 15, 2017, Java, Indonesia
- September 18, 2024, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
- February 9, 1975, Java, Indonesia
- January 23, 2018, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- February 2, 2005, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- April 27, 2024, Bandung, Java, Indonesia
- January 10, 2010, Garut, Java, Indonesia
- July 12, 2000, Bandung,cibadak,cimandiri,kadudampit, Jawa, Indonesia
- February 10, 1982, Java, Sukabumi, Indonesia
- January 14, 1900, Sukabumi, Java, 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 10483.