January 14, 2022 Earthquake: Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia on January 14, 2022 at 09:05:41 UTC, 33 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
- January 14, 2022
- Time
- 09:05:41 UTC
- Place
- Pandeglang, Banten, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.860° S, 105.289° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 1,975
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 395
- Houses damaged
- 2,683
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.
278 houses were heavily damaged, 323 houses were moderately damaged and 777 houses were lightly damaged. (reference #13110)
The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Banten Province on January 14 damaged 3,078 houses. At least 395 of those homes were heavily damaged.. (reference #13111)
1,965 injured (reference #1250)
At least 10 people injured and 3,374 houses and 115 public buildings damaged in Banten and 29 houses damaged in Jawa Barat. Labuhan, Banten, Indonesia - CDI: 8; Cikupa, Banten, Indonesia - CDI: 6; Batu Jajar, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 5; Pandegelang, Banten, Indonesia - CDI: 5; Sawangan, Jawa Barat, Indonesia - CDI: 5 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 21, 2022, Cianjur, W Java, Indonesia
- August 2, 2019, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- December 21, 1999, Pandeglang, W Jawa, SE Sumatera, Indonesia
- January 23, 2018, Banten, Java, Indonesia
- February 9, 1975, Java, Indonesia
- January 9, 1852, Telukbetung, Djakarta, Sumatra, Java, Indonesia
- December 16, 1963, Labuhan, Menes, Ponorogo, Java, Indonesia
- June 19, 1930, Java-S. Java Sea, Indonesia
- May 12, 2006, Kaliandak, Sumatra, Indonesia
- February 27, 1903, S of Java, Indonesia
- June 4, 2012, Java, Indonesia
- March 10, 2020, Sukabumi, Bogor, Java, Indonesia
- July 12, 2000, Bandung,cibadak,cimandiri,kadudampit, Jawa, Indonesia
- March 16, 1863, Java, Indonesia
- February 10, 1982, Java, Sukabumi, 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 10598.