| LC control no. | sh2007008561 |
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| Topical heading | Yogyakarta Earthquake, Indonesia, 2006 |
| Variant(s) | Java Earthquake, Indonesia, 2006 |
| See also | Earthquakes--Indonesia |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2007040289: Yogyakarta earthquake of May 27, 2006: data view (On May 27, 2006 a major earthquake occurred near Yogyakarta Indonesia -- the largest in 60 years! 5,700 people died, 37,000 were injured, 300,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed; there was 3.1 billion dollars of economic losses) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2007 (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 (15 miles) south-southwest of the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, near Galur, on the southern side of the island of Java (8.007° S 110.286° E), 17.1 km below the seabed, according to the U.S. Geological Survey; Jakarta's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency determined the hypocentre to be about 37 km south of Yogyakarta, 33 km below the seabed. The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.3. [1] Two aftershocks, measured at 4.8 and 4.6, occurred between 4 and 6 hours later) USGS home page, via WWW, Oct. 3, 2007 (A strong earthquake occurred in Java, Indonesia about 25 km (15 miles) SSW of Yogyakarta or about 440 km (275 miles) ESE of Jakarta at 4:54 PM MDT, May 26, 2006 (May 27 at 5:54 AM local time in Java, Indonesia). Magnitude: 6.3; Location: 7.962°S, 110.458°E) |
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