A violent earthquake damages the city of Batavia on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 28 people

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5 Oca 1699

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6.08° S, 105.91° E

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A violent earthquake damages the city of Batavia on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 28 people.

Yerleştirildiği yer: coordinates of the event it links, 1699 Java earthquake.

Earthquake in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia)

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.

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