List of natural disasters in Indonesia
Year Month Event Place Main area Death toll
1257 Huge eruption of Rinjani Lombok West Nusa Tenggara Huge eruption ( 1 )
1586 Mount Kelud Blitar East Java 10,000 est
1815 Apr Huge eruption of Tambora Sumbawa East Nusa Tenggara 11,000 est ( 2 )
1815 Nov Earthquake and tsunami Singaraja and Surabaya Bali and East Java > 11,400
1822 Oct Galunggung West Java West Java 4,010
1833 Nov Sumatra earthquake and tsunami West Sumatra West Sumatra and Bengkulu numerous
1861 Feb Sumatra earthquake North Sumatra Nias area 2,000 est ( 3 )
1883 Aug Eruption of Krakatoa Sunda Strait West Java and Lampung 36,417
1892 Jun Mount Awu eruption North Sulawesi North Sulawesi 1,530 est
1899 Sep Seram earthquake and tsunami Seram Island Maluku province 3,864
1917 Jan Bali earthquake Bali Bali and Lombok 1,500
1919 May Kelud eruption Blitar East Java > 5,000
1926 June Papua earthquake Papua Papua and Papua New Guinea > 5,000 ( 4 )
1930 Nov Merapi eruption Yogyakarta Yogyakarta and Central Java > 1,300
1963 Mar Agung eruption Bali Bali 2,000 est
1976 June Papua earthquake Papua Papua 5,000
1976 July Bali earthquake Buleleng Bali 573
1992 Dec Flores earthquake Flores East Nusa Tenggara 2,500
2004 Dec Aceh & Nias tsunami Aceh and Nias Aceh and North Sumatra 170,000 ( 5 )
2005 Mar Nias earthquake Nias North Sumatra 1,300
Macro : Major natural disasters with widespread loss of life
The following is a list of main natural disasters that have occurred in Indonesia during recent history which have led to major loss of life ( broadly defined here as over 500 deaths in the disaster ) .
Natural disasters in Indonesia can usefully be divided into major disasters, medium level disasters, and lesser disasters which although causing less damage are very common across Indonesia. These can conveniently be considered as macro, mezzo, and micro events. Policies to respond to natural disasters in Indonesia, which are still in an early stage of being developed, need to develop strategies to deal with each of these different types of disasters. The official website of the Indonesian National Disaster Mitigation Agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana) provides frequent updates on disasters occurring in Indonesia.