2022 Indonesia Earthquake
Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia — November 21, 2022
The 2022 Cianjur earthquake killed 602 people despite a magnitude of only M5.6, demonstrating how building quality profoundly determines earthquake death tolls. The earthquake struck in the middle of the afternoon, collapsing poorly built masonry homes across dozens of villages in West Java.
Earthquake Facts
Magnitude
M5.6
Date
Nov 21, 2022
Depth
11 km
Deaths
602
Latitude
-6.862°
Longitude
107.057°
Tsunami
No
Region
Indonesia
Tectonic Cause
Shallow earthquake on the Cimandiri Fault, an active fault system running through densely populated West Java. The shallow depth (11 km) intensified surface shaking.
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