February 15, 1994 Tsunami: Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
A tsunami caused by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake began at Southern Sumatra, Indonesia on February 15, 1994 at 17:07:43 UTC.
Where the waves reached
The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.
- 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
- February 15, 1994, 17:07:43 UTC
- Source
- Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
- Cause
- Earthquake
- Earthquake
- Magnitude 6.9
- Runups recorded
- 0
- Waters
- Ocean
- How certain
- Erroneous entry
- Source location
- 4.967° S, 104.302° 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.
A devastating (M) magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck
Lampung Province, Indonesia, during the early morning
hours of February 16, 1994 (17:08 UTC, 15 February).
Heavy property damage and a casualty count of at least
207 with many others injured made this the second severe
earthquake to strike Indonesia since the beginning of the
new year. Based on a report from Dr. Paulus Winarso of
the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Agency
in Djakarta, no tsunami was generated. (reference #6790)
Reference #1315 cites reference #377 as the source of information on the tsunami and fatalities. Reference #377 does not mention a tsunami on February 15, 1994.
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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 2225.