June 3, 1994 Tsunami: South of Java, Indonesia
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
The tsunami
- Date
- June 3, 1994, 21:06:59 UTC
- Source
- South of Java, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.6, 26 km deep
- 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.
| Where | Country | Km from source | Water height, m | Inland, m | Measured by | First wave, UTC | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soka, Bali Island | Indonesia | 308 | 3.7 | Eyewitness 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.