Indonesia's deadliest earthquakes of past decade

JAKARTA: A magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on Saturday has killed at least 51 people, with rescue operations ongoing.

Here are the deadliest earthquakes of the past decade, as recorded by Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency BNPB:

PALU, SIGI - ‌4,141 DEATHS


Sept. ⁠28, ⁠2018: Magnitude-7.5 earthquake triggered a tsunami and widespread liquefaction, devastating ​Palu city and surrounding districts in Donggala regency on the island ​of Sulawesi. The quake killed 4,141, injured 4,438 and left 705 people missing, with more than ​110,000 homes damaged or destroyed.

CIANJUR - 602

Nov. ⁠21, 2022: ‌Shallow inland magnitude-5.6 earthquake killed 602 ​people in ​West Java province, despite its relatively ⁠moderate magnitude, in Indonesia's deadliest non-tsunami earthquake ​of the past decade. The quake injured ​7,810 and damaged more than 56,000 homes.

LOMBOK - 518

Aug. 5, 2018: Magnitude-7.0 quake and a series of powerful aftershocks devastated large parts of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, killing at least 518.

MAMUJU-MAJENE - ‌107

Jan. 15, 2021: Magnitude-6.2 earthquake caused widespread building collapses, including government offices, homes and ​health facilities ​in West Sulawesi ⁠province. It killed 107 people, with extensive damage across Mamuju and Majene regencies.

PIDIE JAYA - 96

Dec. 7, 2016: Shallow ​magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck before dawn, toppling buildings and trapping residents under the rubble. Records show 96 deaths and hundreds injured in one of Aceh province's deadliest disasters since the massive 2004 tsunami.