March 22, 2024 Earthquake: Timur, Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Timur, Java, Indonesia on March 22, 2024 at 08:52:58 UTC, 9 km below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Date
- March 22, 2024
- Time
- 08:52:58 UTC
- Place
- Timur, Java, Indonesia
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 9 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.875° S, 112.365° E
- Country
- Indonesia
The toll
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $40 million
- Houses destroyed
- 774
- Houses damaged
- 3,905
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.
Four people injured, 774 homes destroyed and 3,905 damaged and 303 public buildings damaged in north-central Jawa Timur, Indonesia. (reference #13456)
40 million USD in damages (reference #1250)
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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 10787.