1699 Java earthquake
On the morning of January 5, 1699, a violent earthquake rocked the then Dutch East Indies city of Batavia on the island of Java, now known as the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Dutch accounts of the event described the earthquake as being "so heavy and strong" and beyond comparable to other known earthquakes.…
Where it happened
As Wikidata places it.
- Earthquakes
The record
- Date
- January 5, 1699
- Kind
- Earthquake
What happened
On the morning of January 5, 1699, a violent earthquake rocked the then Dutch East Indies city of Batavia on the island of Java, now known as the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Dutch accounts of the event described the earthquake as being "so heavy and strong" and beyond comparable to other known earthquakes. This event was so large that it was felt throughout west Java, and southern Sumatra.
Sources
Wikidata Q107354813 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “1699 Java earthquake”, CC BY-SA 4.0.