June 16, 2021 Earthquake: Maluku, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Maluku, Indonesia on June 16, 2021 at 04:43:07 UTC, 10 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- June 16, 2021
- Time
- 04:43:07 UTC
- Place
- Maluku, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 3.593° S, 129.503° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 227
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.
Based on information from the Maluku Provincial BPBD, this earthquake caused damage to several buildings in the Tehoru area, Central Maluku Regency. (reference #12961)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 29, 1899, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- February 17, 1674, Ambon Island, Seram Island, Indonesia
- November 25, 1852, Bandanaira, Maluku, Indonesia
- September 25, 2019, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- August 1, 1629, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- August 18, 1754, Ambon Island, Indonesia
- September 5, 1711, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- November 12, 2019, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- October 8, 1950, Seram, Indonesia
- October 10, 2019, Passo, Indonesia
- October 31, 2017, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
- February 22, 1922, Banda, Indonesia
- July 4, 1904, South Maluku, Indonesia
- January 4, 1854, Banda Sea, Indonesia
- October 10, 1882, Bandaneira, 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 10551.