July 7, 2024 Earthquake: Batang, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Batang, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia on July 7, 2024 at 07:35:24 UTC, 11 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- July 7, 2024
- Time
- 07:35:24 UTC
- Place
- Batang, Pekalongan, Java, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 11 km (7 mi)
- Intensity
- 6 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 6.857° S, 109.739° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million); Limited (under about $1 million) with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses destroyed
- Few (about 1 to 50); 13 with its tsunami and other effects
- Houses damaged
- 271
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.
At least twelve people injured, 13 homes destroyed and 271 homes, 31 public buildings and 1 bridge damaged in the Batang-Pekalongan area. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 26, 2006, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
- December 2, 1924, Wonosobo, Java, Indonesia
- November 12, 1924, Java, Indonesia
- November 2, 1979, Java, Indonesia
- October 25, 1875, Kuningan, W Java, Indonesia
- June 10, 1867, Jogyakarta, Surakarta, Java, Indonesia
- December 15, 2017, Java, Indonesia
- April 18, 2018, Banjarnegara, Java, Indonesia
- June 16, 1971, Buaran,bantar Kawsun,jipang, Java, Indonesia
- July 16, 1865, Ambarawa, Java, Indonesia
- February 4, 1992, Jawa, Brebes, Indonesia
- December 13, 1926, Prupuk,margarsari,dubuktengah, Java, Indonesia
- July 31, 1863, Banyumas, Java, Indonesia
- May 15, 1923, Maos, Java, Indonesia
- September 7, 1904, S. 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 10811.