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May 2006 Java earthquake

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May 2006 Java earthquake


May 2006 Java earthquake

The May 2006 Java earthquake occurred at 05:54 local time on 27 May 2006 (22:54 GMT 26 May), in the Indian Ocean around 25 km (16 mi) south-southwest of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, near Galur, on the southern side of the island of Java (7°57′43″S 110°27′29″E / 7.962°S 110.458°E / -7.962; 110.458), 10 km below the seabed, with a magnitude of 6.2, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Two aftershocks, measured at 4.8 and 4.6, occurred between 4 and 6 hours later.

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