M6.5 earthquake - 260 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 260 km SSW of Kroya, Indonesia on 7 Sept 1974, 20:43 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Cilacap, about 242 km away in Central Java, Indonesia.