M6.0 earthquake near Pundong, Yogyakarta

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 121 km S of Pundong, Indonesia on 21 Sept 2006, 18:54 UTC at a depth of 25 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 121 km away in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.