M6.7 earthquake near Tayu, Central Java

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 87 km NNE of Tayu, Indonesia on 9 Jul 1984, 23:19 UTC at a depth of 534 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Tayu, about 88 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.