Tsunamis in 1994

June 3, 1994 Tsunami: South of Java, Indonesia

June 3, 1994 · 3.7 m · Definite tsunami

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake began at South of Java, Indonesia on June 3, 1994 at 21:06:59 UTC. The water rose as high as 3.7 meters. Its effects were recorded at 1 place.

Where the waves reached

The source (white) and every runup with a place, colored by the water height recorded there. A ring is a runup NCEI marks doubtful.

  • Under 1 m
  • 1 to 3 m
  • 3 to 10 m
  • 10 to 30 m
  • 30 m and more
  • Height not recorded

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The tsunami

Date
June 3, 1994, 21:06:59 UTC
Source
South of Java, Indonesia
Cause
Earthquake
Maximum water height
3.7 m (12.1 ft)
Runups recorded
1
Waters
Ocean
How certain
Definite tsunami
Source location
10.362° S, 112.892° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

1994, June 3. The first of two large aftershocks of the June 2 earthquake in Indonesia occurred on this date. The magnitude Ms 6.5 earthquake at 21:07 UT produced a tsunami. Eyewitness accounts at Soka state that an aftershock was felt the next afternoon and another tsunami was observed. Both the original and the aftershock had recorded wave heights of 3.7 meters there. (reference #1315)

Every runup

Nearest the source first. Heights are above sea level at the time; a tide gauge reads half the wave’s full height.

WhereCountryKm from sourceWater height, mInland, mMeasured byFirst wave, UTCDeaths
Soka, Bali IslandIndonesia3083.7Eyewitness observation of water height

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Sources

Tsunami events and runups 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 tsunami event 2592.