2006 West Java earthquake

The epicentre lay in the Indian Ocean south of Singaparna, in West Java. The available record for it gives the location and the instrumental measures only, with no casualty or damage figures.

Origin time (UTC)

2006-07-17T08:19

Magnitude

7.7

Magnitude type

mwc

Depth (km)

20

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000ensm

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: earthquake, java, indian ocean

Coordinates: -9.284, 107.419

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Indonesia since 2000

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