Reviewed by USGSIndonesia68y ago
M6.0 earthquake 268 km S of Dampit, Indonesia
Saturday, November 22, 1958, 00:04:25 UTC · 10.630°S, 112.560°E
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 268 km S of Dampit, Indonesia on Saturday, November 22, 1958, 00:04:25 UTC, at a depth of 20.0 km (shallow). It is the strongest earthquake within 300 km since an M6.4 on May 29, 1955.
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Strong · mw
- Depth
- 20 km
- Shallow
- Felt reports
- 0
- Did You Feel It?
- Est. shaking
- —
- No ShakeMap
- PAGER alert
- None
- Not issued
- Tsunami
- No flag
- USGS feed
Outlined circle: this earthquake
In context
How big was it, and why here?
Energy released
15 kilotons of TNT
That is about the energy of the Hiroshima bomb. It released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0.
Tectonic setting
14 km
from the nearest mapped plate boundary, between the Sunda and Australian plates. Earthquakes cluster along boundaries like this one, where plates collide, pull apart or slide past each other.
Depth: shallow
20 km
Shallow earthquakes (under 70 km) produce the strongest surface shaking for their size, so they are the ones most likely to cause damage near the epicenter.
Did You Feel It?
Where it was felt
No “Did You Feel It?” reports have been published for this event yet. If you felt it, you can add your report on the USGS website.
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Who was exposed to shaking
USGS publishes PAGER impact estimates for significant earthquakes, usually within an hour. No PAGER estimate is available for this event.
After the main event
Aftershocks within 100 km
USGS has not published any M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km in the 30 days after this event.
Regional history
Past M5+ earthquakes within 300 km
USGS lists 12 M5.0+ earthquakes within 300 km before this one (catalog from 1900; older records are less complete). The strongest:
- 7.6233 km S of Pundong, IndonesiaSeptember 11, 1921 · 218 km W of this epicenter
- 7.1138 km SSE of Pundong, IndonesiaSeptember 10, 1926 · 267 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.7169 km S of Boyolangu, IndonesiaJuly 7, 1910 · 149 km NW of this epicenter
- 6.668 km S of Sumberpucung, IndonesiaSeptember 11, 1916 · 208 km N of this epicenter
- 6.5south of Java, IndonesiaDecember 12, 1924 · 273 km SW of this epicenter
- 6.4244 km SSW of Trenggalek, IndonesiaMay 29, 1955 · 183 km W of this epicenter
- 6.2282 km SSW of Jimbaran, IndonesiaOctober 23, 1925 · 180 km E of this epicenter
- 6.0186 km S of Pundong, IndonesiaSeptember 11, 1926 · 266 km NW of this epicenter
History · NOAA
Deadliest earthquakes in this area
NOAA’s significant-earthquake database lists 6 damaging, deadly or tsunami-generating earthquakes within 300 km of this epicenter since 1700, which together caused about 11 recorded deaths. The most severe:
- 1958M6.7
Java: Malang
20 Oct 1958 · 126 km away · intensity VIII
8 deathsModerate damage ($1–5M)
- 1859
S. Java Sea
20 Oct 1859 · 249 km away
2 deathsLimited damage (under $1M)tsunami
- 1937M7.2
Java: Jogyakarta: Klumpit,Prambanan
27 Sep 1937 · 292 km away · intensity IX
1 deathSevere damage ($5–24M)
- 1916M7.3
Java
11 Sep 1916 · 188 km away
Severe damage ($5–24M)
- 1921M7.5
S Of Java
11 Sep 1921 · 175 km away
Limited damage (under $1M)tsunami
- 1930M6.5
S. Java Sea
19 Jul 1930 · 241 km away
tsunami
NOAA NCEI Global Significant Earthquake Database. Historical figures are estimates; older records are incomplete.