M6.0 earthquake - 186 km S of Pundong, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 186 km S of Pundong, Indonesia on 11 Sept 1926, 12:27 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Pundong, about 186 km away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.