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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