Earthquake on the island of Java, Indonesia
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the island of Java, in a densely populated area south of the Merapi Volcano, at 5:54:02 AM local time (22:54:02 UTC 26/07). The epicentre was 20 km south-southwest of Yogyakarta City. The Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs confirmed 29/05/2006 4,611 dead. An estimated 100,000 people in the area of Yogyakarta were left homeless.
- Type of event
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- Location of event
- Java, Indonesia
- Date of Charter Activation
- 2006-05-27
- Time of Charter Activation
- 06:00
- Time zone of Charter Activation
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- Charter Requestor
- German Foreign Ministry Operations Centre
- Activation ID
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- Project Management
- DLR
- Value Adding
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